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department of veterans affairs
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americanbanker.compolitics3 days ago
Republicans Request VA Review of VFW Advocacy on Veterans Bill
House Veterans' Affairs Committee Chairman Mike Bost and Representative Jack Bergman asked the Department of Veterans Affairs to examine whether the Veterans of Foreign Wars complies with accreditation standards. The request follows the group's campaign against parts of the Take…
The Hillpolitics63 days agoUpdated
Trump administration restores VA limits on abortion services
The veterans group filed suit in the Federal Circuit on May 15, 2026, seeking a declaration that the ban on abortion care and counseling at the Department of Veterans Affairs is unlawful. The complaint alleges the rule violates the Administrative Procedures Act and is arbitrary a…
Newsweekfinance66 days ago
VA Approves $596 Million in Facility Upgrades in Q2 FY2026
The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs has committed more than $1 billion of its record $4.8 billion facilities budget for 2026, part of the largest annual investment in the department's history. The latest $596 million in approvals will fund repairs to aging hospital systems, p…
abcnews.go.comworld72 days ago
Bipartisan Bill Would Require Written Consent for VA Psychiatric Drug Prescriptions
A coalition of 35 national veterans organizations sent a letter last month pressing House and Senate Veterans’ Affairs Committee leaders to prioritize legislation requiring written informed consent before the Department of Veterans Affairs prescribes psychiatric medications.
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Edna Foa, Developer of Prolonged Exposure Therapy for PTSD, Dies at 88
Edna Foa, an Israeli American psychologist, died on March 24, 2026, at a hospital in Philadelphia from complications of pneumonia. She developed prolonged exposure therapy in the 1980s, a treatment involving structured sessions to confront traumatic memories. The Department of Ve…
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Bipartisan Bill Introduced to Set National Standards for VA Specialty Care Wait Times
A bipartisan bill introduced in the U.S. House of Representatives seeks to establish uniform national benchmarks for the time between referrals and specialty care appointments at the Department of Veterans Affairs. The legislation, sponsored by Representatives Jimmy Panetta and S…
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U.S. Supreme Court Agrees to Review Case on Veterans' Constitutional Challenges to Benefits Laws
The U.S. Supreme Court has agreed to hear Johnson v. United States Congress, a case involving whether veterans can file constitutional challenges to benefits statutes directly in federal district courts or must use the Department of Veterans Affairs administrative process. The ca…