President Donald Trump’s decision to nominate Doug Collins, Air Force Reserve colonel and former Georgia congressman, as VA secretary signaled a commitment to changing things for the better and prioritizing the millions of veterans who depend on the VA.

It means some open jobs at the Audie Murphy VA Hospital and military hospitals such as Wilford Hall and Brooke Army Medical Center will go unfilled.

The VA memo exempts roughly three-quarters of the Veterans Health Administration's roughly 400,000-employee workforce.

At least 60 Veterans Affairs employees have been placed on administrative leave following the closure of multiple diversity, equity and inclusion offices across the department, part of a government-wide crackdown on the issue.

Acting V.A. secretary warned that disguising diversity, equity and inclusion programs targeted for termination would result in ‘adverse consequences’

Leaders of both parties honored 100 Black lawmakers from the Reconstruction era, then turned to modern battles over Confederate heritage.

VA officials said the exemptions to a Jan. 20 executive order are necessary to provide health care and services to veterans.

Hunter wrote, "these programs divided Americans by race, wasted taxpayer dollars, and resulted in shameful discrimination" in a memo to staff.

DAMASCUS, Va. (WDBJ) - Vice President JD Vance has announced his return to Damascus Monday, January 27. Vance says the purpose of his visit is to check on the cleanup from Hurricane Helene.

More than 300,000 Department of Veterans Affairs health care jobs are exempt from the White House’s federal hiring freeze, according to a department memo sent last week.

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.

As the wildfires in California continue to burn, veterans and their families must understand what help is available.