GOP convention plays montage of Trump’s many broken promises
But no mention of his botched attempts to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act.
By Josh Israel - August 24, 2020But no mention of his botched attempts to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act.
By Josh Israel - August 24, 2020A World War II veteran, lifetime Republican, and NRA member explains why he’s voting for Joe Biden.
By Lisa Needham - August 20, 2020People peacefully protesting police brutality and racism in Portland, Oregon, have been subjected to riot-control munitions.
By Associated Press - July 21, 2020‘Our mission is to preserve and protect life.’
By Associated Press - May 31, 2020‘In VA facilities all over the country, they are doing a really incredible job trying to respond to the crisis in a situation where they have been deliberately crippled by the Trump administration,’ said veterans health policy analyst Suzanne Gordon.
By Associated Press - April 23, 2020Undocumented immigrants are not paying for the wall, as Trump claimed.
By Associated Press - February 17, 2020It’s been a great week for progressives nationwide.
By Nick Vachon - November 15, 2019‘His article was just a bunch of bull about himself,’ Col. Johnnie R. Prichard said about Rep. Matt Gaetz.
By Dan Desai Martin - November 12, 2019Trump appears down on whistleblowers after a whistleblower complaint led to the impeachment inquiry that threatens his presidency.
By Emily Singer - November 11, 2019Trump also hailed ‘Gold Star’ families despite his repeated attacks on them.
By Oliver Willis - November 11, 2019GOP lawmakers said they were upset with the way House Veterans Affairs Committee Chair Mark Takano was running the meeting.
By Dan Desai Martin - October 29, 2019Donald Trump promised to protect whistleblowers ‘who do the right thing.’ He has not.
By Josh Israel - October 24, 2019The Texas Republican doubled down on his bold view that the nation taking care of its military veterans is a terrible idea.
By Josh Israel - September 19, 2019The Republican congressman from Texas mocked Sen. Bernie Sanders for wanting to take care of veterans.
By Dan Desai Martin - September 17, 2019Trump’s latest attack makes it harder for immigrants to get green cards and visas, but the VA is refusing to stand up for immigrant veterans.
By Dan Desai Martin - August 22, 2019Trump claimed to have a ‘bone spur’ in one of his many draft deferments used to avoid service during the Vietnam War.
By Dan Desai Martin - August 21, 2019Veterans say it is ‘painful and tragic’ to ‘return home and confront a country torn by hate and awash in unregulated guns.’
By Dan Desai Martin - August 19, 2019Pete Hegseth, a perpetual Trump favorite, wants to make it easier for scammy for-profit colleges to fleece vets.
By Lisa Needham - June 27, 2019Trump called off a strike on Iran 10 minutes before it was slated to happen. A veterans group says Trump deserves no praise for the move.
By Emily Singer - June 21, 2019Trump spewed petty insults at House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and special counsel Robert Mueller from the Normandy American Cemetery in France.
By Dan Desai Martin - June 06, 2019Trump has backed down on his plan to pardon war criminals — for now.
By Dan Desai Martin - June 05, 2019Veterans call Trump’s actions a ‘slap in the face’ to those who served honorably.
By Dan Desai Martin - May 20, 2019The Trump administration’s apparent plan to move 120,000 troops to the Middle East could create a ‘breeding ground for the next generation of terror groups,’ retired Maj. Gen. Paul Eaton said.
By Emily Singer - May 14, 2019Veterans are in for a health care nightmare, thanks to Trump and his Mar-a-Lago cronies.
By Oliver Willis - March 19, 2019Rep. Mark Takano wants to know just how many more wealthy Mar-a-Lago members are trying to influence policy at the Department of Veterans Affairs.
By Dan Desai Martin - March 15, 2019Trump’s budget director said it’s fine to take from veterans benefits to balance the budget.
By Oliver Willis - March 12, 2019All you have to do to get your ideas in front of the Secretary of the VA is be Mar-a-Lago golf pals with Donald Trump.
By Lisa Needham - March 07, 2019For years, for-profit schools have preyed upon veterans, and Betsy DeVos wants to make it even easier for them to do so.
By Lisa Needham - February 20, 2019A veterans group called Trump out for endangering the country and threatening democracy.
By Oliver Willis - February 18, 2019Over 250,000 veterans aren’t getting their paychecks right now, thanks to Trump.
By Oliver Willis - January 10, 2019