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VA leaders to halt mortgage rescue program launched last year

The Veterans Affairs Servicing Purchase program aimed to help financially strapped veterans get lower interest rates and avoid eviction from their homes.

By Leo Shane III

2 days ago

‘There’s a war on vets’: Dems launch plans to counter Trump’s VA moves

Democratic lawmakers vow to block bills, slow nominations and hold their own hearings to protest planned cuts to veterans programs.

By Leo Shane III

4 days ago

What surviving an IED taught me about being a stand-up comedian

An Army veteran-turned-stand-up comedian discusses the importance of laughter in the wake of trauma.

By Clay Beyersdorfer

5 days ago

Joe Harris, believed to be oldest surviving WWII paratrooper, has died

Sgt. Joe Harris, a member of the U.S. Army’s first all-Black parachute infantry battalion, has died at 108.

9 days ago

Lawmaker warns government ‘savings’ could cost vets critical services

Democrats must highlight the dangers of planned VA cuts to both veterans and the public, House Veterans' Affairs Committee Ranking Member Mark Takano said.

By Leo Shane III

9 days ago

Senate confirms former VA benefits chief as new deputy secretary

Army veteran Paul Lawrence will serve as the second-ranking leader at the Department of Veterans Affairs.

By Leo Shane III

10 days ago

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