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Secretary of Veterans Affairs Denis McDonough, left, speaks with retired Lt. Col. Ed Saunders at a listening session for veterans at Montana State University-Billings in Billings, Mont., Monday, April 5, 2021. McDonough was visiting Montana on his first official trip since his February confirmation. (AP Photo/Matthew Brown)
VA Secretary McDonough tours Montana with Sen. Tester

Apr. 05, 2021 08:14 PM EDT

FILE - In this July 7, 2020 file photo, Secretary of Veterans Affairs Richard Wilkie speaks at the National Press Club in Washington. Confronted with a sexual assault allegation at a veterans hospital, Veterans Affairs Secretary Robert Wilkie repeatedly sought to discredit the female congressional staffer who made the complaint. His staff also worked to spread negative information about her while ignoring known problems of harassment at the facility. That's according to a blistering investigation released Thursday by VA's internal watchdog. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)
Vets groups demand Wilkie's dismissal after scathing audit

By Hope Yen Dec. 11, 2020 07:13 PM EST

11 million pairs of gloves on way to veterans hospitals

Nov. 20, 2020 12:56 PM EST
CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — An additional 11 million pairs of gloves will be heading to veterans hospitals and clinics around the country as part of an effort led by...

U.S. Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos observes a classroom setting Thursday, Oct. 15, 2020, at the Phoenix International Academy in Phoenix. (AP Photo/Matt York)
Trump tests limits as Cabinet members fan out to key states

By Ben Fox Oct. 29, 2020 04:49 PM EDT

Senator Gary Peters, D-Mich., questions Department of Homeland Security Acting Secretary Chad Wolf during a Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee hearing to examine Department of Homeland Security personnel deployments to recent protests on Thursday, Aug. 6, 2020, in Washington. (Toni Sandys/The Washington Post via AP, Pool)
Lawmakers: Postal changes delay mail-order medicine for vets

By Hope Yen Aug. 14, 2020 12:17 PM EDT

President Donald Trump watches as Veterans Affairs Secretary Robert Wilkie walks away after speaking about protecting seniors, in the East Room of the White House, Thursday, April 30, 2020, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
AP FACT CHECK: Faulty Trump claims on virus drug, vote fraud

By Hope Yen, Marilynn Marchione And Calvin Woodward May. 25, 2020 12:55 AM EDT

FILE - This Monday, April 6, 2020 file photo shows an arrangement of hydroxychloroquine pills in Las Vegas. (AP Photo/John Locher, File)
AP FACT CHECK: Trump trashing virus science he doesn't like

By Hope Yen, Marilynn Marchione And Calvin Woodward May. 23, 2020 09:52 AM EDT

President Donald Trump speaks with reporters after meeting with Senate Republicans at their weekly luncheon on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, May 19, 2020. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)
Trump attacks study, defends using malaria drug for COVID-19

By Zeke Miller, Marilynn Marchione And Jonathan Lemire May. 20, 2020 12:08 AM EDT

President Donald Trump speaks during an event on the food supply chain amid the coronavirus pandemic, in the Roosevelt Room of the White House, Tuesday, May 19, 2020, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)
My 'decision to make': Trump defends criticized use of drug

By Zeke Miller, Marilynn Marchione And Jonathan Lemire May. 19, 2020 12:57 AM EDT

President Donald Trump watches as Veterans Affairs Secretary Robert Wilkie walks away after speaking about protecting seniors, in the East Room of the White House, Thursday, April 30, 2020, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
VA says it won’t stop use of unproven drug on vets for now

By Hope Yen May. 15, 2020 04:18 PM EDT

Margo Jarvis takes part in video teleconference at Cohen Veteran's Network's on Wednesday, April 22, 2020, in Fayetteville, N.C. Since the pandemic began, the organization has pivoted their mental health services to telehealth at their 15 clinics across the United States. (AP Photo/Sarah Blake Morgan)
Veterans groups, govt brace for surge in mental health needs

By Sarah Blake Morgan, Claudia Lauer And Hope Yen May. 11, 2020 10:46 AM EDT

President Donald Trump watches as Veterans Affairs Secretary Robert Wilkie walks away after speaking about protecting seniors, in the East Room of the White House, Thursday, April 30, 2020, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
Schumer calls on VA to explain use of unproven drug on vets

By Hope Yen And Michael Balsamo May. 10, 2020 09:15 AM EDT

Veterans Affairs Secretary Robert Wilkie talks before President Donald Trump arrives to speak about protecting seniors, in the East Room of the White House, Thursday, April 30, 2020, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
Rangers, IRS volunteers lead in returns of federal workers

By Ellen Knickmeyer And Ashraf Khalil May. 09, 2020 02:38 PM EDT

President Donald Trump speaks during a meeting about the coronavirus response with Gov. Phil Murphy, D-N.J., in the Oval Office of the White House, Thursday, April 30, 2020, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)
AP FACT CHECK: Trump on Biden 'apology,' virus test myths

By Hope Yen And Calvin Woodward May. 04, 2020 01:20 AM EDT

A ground crew worker looks on as over 110,000 pounds of personal protective equipment (PPE) from Shanghai, China, delivered to protect medical workers and first responders fighting the COVID-19 coronavirus outbreak, is unloaded from a cargo plane at Manchester-Boston Regional Airport in Manchester, New Hampshire, Thursday, April 30, 2020. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa)
New Hampshire buys masks for VA; reopening panel OKs plans

By Holly Ramer And Kathy Mccormack Apr. 30, 2020 09:49 AM EDT

FILE - In this April 24, 2020, file photo President Donald Trump looks on during the signing of a coronavirus aid package to direct funds to small businesses, hospitals, and testing, in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci, File)
AP FACT CHECK: Trump's wayward claims on virus tests, cures

By Calvin Woodward And Hope Yen Apr. 27, 2020 12:01 AM EDT

FILE - In this April 24, 2020, file photo President Donald Trump looks on during the signing of a coronavirus aid package to direct funds to small businesses, hospitals, and testing, in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci, File)
AP FACT CHECK: Trump's errant virus theories, testing boast

By Calvin Woodward And Hope Yen Apr. 25, 2020 08:37 AM EDT

Water utility workers from CEDAE disinfect in the Vidigal favela, which overlooks the oceanfront Leblon and Ipanema neighborhoods, in an effort to curb the spread of the new coronavirus, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Friday, April 24, 2020. (AP Photo/Silvia Izquierdo)
What you need to know today about the virus outbreak

By The Associated Press Apr. 24, 2020 09:28 AM EDT

Veterans Affairs Secretary Robert Wilkie speaks during a coronavirus task force briefing at the White House, Sunday, April 5, 2020, in Washington. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)
AP FACT CHECK: Veterans Affairs chief plugs unproven drug

By Hope Yen Apr. 24, 2020 05:30 AM EDT

Clarence Shields, center, an Army veteran, pickets with a small group of activists from the American Federation of Government Employees local 424 and the National Association of Government Employees local R3-19 outside the Baltimore VA Medical Center, Wednesday, April 22, 2020, in Baltimore. The Department of Veterans Affairs is struggling with shortages of workers at its health care facilities as it cares for veterans infected with the novel coronavirus. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)
VA medical facilities struggle to cope with coronavirus

By Michael Casey And Hope Yen Apr. 23, 2020 12:12 AM EDT