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Trump's federal hiring freeze raises fears about VA medical care
VA hires about 40,000 new workers every year to maintain operations at VA medical sites. It's unclear if that can continue under Trump's hiring halt.
Senators question Trump’s nominee for VA secretary
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Sen. King questions Trump's nominee to lead Department of Veterans' Affairs
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Doug Collins, Trump's nominee to lead the VA, vows to work across the aisle to help vets
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Trump’s VA pick defends hiring freeze amid staffing concerns
Trump's VA pick, former Rep. Doug Collins, said the VA may be trying to fill positions, but many of those vacancies have gone unfilled for weeks or longer.
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Va. federal employees face Trump demands for return to office, loyalty to policies
Nearly 145,000 federal government workers in Virginia woke up to a new reality on Tuesday, the day after President Donald Trump issued federal orders demanding that they return to their offices and show loyalty to his new administration’s policies.
VA secretary nominee Collins says he wants to update, improve services for vets
Former Rep. Doug Collins of Georgia is a veteran of the U.S. Navy, a former Air Force Reserve chaplain, a veteran of the Iraq War and says he wants to improve veterans' services.
Va., N.C. leaders react to Trump’s inauguration
Amid frigid temperatures, Donald Trump was sworn in as America's 47th president Monday afternoon. Leaders from across the aisle in Virginia and North Carolina responded after Trump's inauguration speech,
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Trump's pause on wind farms won't affect Dominion's Va. project, for now
President Donald Trump's order pausing efforts to plant wind turbines off U.S. coasts won’t affect Dominion's $9 billion project for now. But the order calls for a review of existing
Trump fires heads of TSA, Coast Guard and guts key aviation safety advisory committee
President Donald Trump has moved quickly to remake the Department of Homeland Security by firing the heads of the Transportation Security Administration and Coast Guard before their terms are up while eliminating all the members of a key aviation security advisory group.
Trump orders reflect his promises to roll back transgender protections and end DEI programs
Trump's first tasks as he takes office include signing executive orders to roll back protections for transgender people and end government DEI programs.
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Trump revives executive order aiming to strip some federal employees of civil service protections
The executive order reviving Schedule F quickly prompted the National Treasury Employees Union to file a lawsuit against Trump officials.
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Good or bad news? What Trump's second term could mean for VA benefits
The arrival of Donald Trump as president elect of the United States is beginning to take shape. One of the big news stories that surprised many was the decision to appoint Doug Collins ...
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W.Va. officials celebrate President Trump’s second inauguration
By STEVEN ALLEN ADAMS Staff Reporter CHARLESTON – West Virginia Gov. Patrick Morrisey and the state’s congressional delegation were in attendance Monday for the second inauguration of […]