December 20, 2015 George W. Bush: I think Jeb ‘wants to be president’ Is Jeb Bush running for president? His brother sure seems to think he wants to.
December 20, 2015 Ex-VA doctor: Phoenix report a 'whitewash' A doctor who first exposed serious problems at the troubled Phoenix Veterans Affairs hospital said Wednesday that a report on patient deaths there is a "whitewash" that minimizes life-threatening conduct by senior leaders at the hospital.
December 20, 2015 Transparently bad: US whistleblowers feel blowback Federal employees who expose government waste, fraud and abuse are having a tough time in the “most transparent administration in history.”
December 20, 2015 Dem congressman skipped VA hearing, attended fundraiser on same day Rep. Bruce Braley, D-Iowa, skipped a key Veterans’ Affairs (VA) Committee hearing in 2012 on the same day he had a fundraiser, again raising questions about his commitment to veterans’ issues, Republicans say.
December 20, 2015 IG let Veterans Affairs officials alter report to absolve agency in Phoenix deaths Crucial language that the Department of Veterans Affairs inspector general could not “conclusively” prove that delays in care caused patient deaths at a Phoenix hospital was added to its final report after a draft version was sent to agency administrators for comment, the Washington Examiner has learned.
December 20, 2015 Report: Feds accidentally withheld $2.4 million in veterans' payments The government reportedly withheld $2.4 million by mistake from disability compensation checks for 12,000 veterans this month.
December 20, 2015 VA whistleblower condemns IG report A whistleblower who helped bring attention to extended wait times for veterans at VA hospitals says that a report by the Department of Veteran Affairs inspector general is misleading and intended to “exonerate” the VA of wrongdoing.
December 20, 2015 Watchdog report details ‘systemic’ problems at VA facilities Government investigators found no proof that delays in care caused veterans to die at a Phoenix VA hospital, but they found plenty of problems that the Veterans Affairs Department is promising to fix.
December 20, 2015 Obama addresses vets in trip laden with politics His standing with veterans damaged by scandal, President Barack Obama on Tuesday defended his administration's response to Veterans Affairs lapses that delayed health care for thousands of former service members, but conceded more needed to be done to regain their trust.
December 20, 2015 Iowa Senate candidates try to out-veteran each other in new ads In the Iowa Senate race, veterans issues have been a central focus in the campaign of Republican Joni Ernst, an active officer in the Iowa National Guard, but less so for Rep.
