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Trump’s VA Consumed by Infighting, Backstabbing, and Talk of a Leadership Overhaul
By Lachlan Markay, Asawin Suebsaeng, Sam Stein · The Daily Beast ·Sources close to Veterans Affairs Secretary David Shulkin and those in the broader veterans affairs community believe that his days are coming to an end atop the agency.
Could veterans be Democrats’ secret midterm weapon?
By Joseph Weber · Fox News ·Washington Democrats and their supporters have recruited and backed dozens of military veterans to run in this year’s elections -- even sending some into deep-red districts to challenge the Republican Party for the so-called “guns-and-God” vote
A Veterans Group Is Suing The Trump Administration Over Failed Raids In Yemen And Niger
By Vera Bergengruen · BuzzFeed News ·The group has asked for documents laying out the Trump administration's response to two raids that ended with the deaths of five US service members.
Democrats back military veterans as candidates in their battle to retake the House
By Maryalice Parks · ABC News ·Exactly one year before the 2018 midterm elections, one of Democrats' key strategies to retake the House is coming into focus. In a wide range of districts around the country, Democrats are placing their bets on military veterans.
Progressive groups launch new ad campaign using veterans against Trump on Russia
By Ben Kamisar · The Hill ·Two progressive groups have launched an advertising campaign that uses military veterans to highlight what they see as the White House’s insufficient response to Russia’s interference in the 2016 election.
MSNBC: Iraq Vet slams Trump's Afghan policy as "self-serving"
Will Fischer, who is an Iraq War Veteran and Director of Government Relations at VoteVets, says he thought the president’s Afghanistan policy is basically "kicking a can."
Democrats Court Military Veterans in Effort to Reclaim House
By Emmarie Huetteman · New York Times ·WASHINGTON — Somewhere on the road between here and Pennsylvania, the idea began to take root for Chrissy Houlahan: “I can’t not run.” The daughter and granddaughter of Navy pilots, Ms. Houlahan had served 16 ye...
DONALD TRUMP BLOCKED VETERANS ON TWITTER AFTER THEY CRITICIZED HIS MUSLIM BAN
By Julia Glum · Newsweek ·Last October, as he was campaigning for president, Donald Trump praised veterans as "amazing," "distinguished" and "tremendous." This week, he blocked them on Twitter.
Trump Blocks National Veteran Group on Twitter
By Mary Emily O'Hara · NBC News ·On Tuesday morning, President Donald Trump started out the day as he has in the past: by tweeting criticisms of the news media and courts that have blocked his travel ban. But he also took time to block the Twitter account of VoteVets.org.
Democrats recruit veterans early for 2018 battle
By Edward-Isaac Dovere · Politico ·'Washington seems like a dirty place. But so was Afghanistan. And so was Iraq. And we’re going to clean it up.'