White House officials said VA financial assistance programs do not violate rules banning diversity and inclusion efforts.
Virginia’s governor has become a close ally of Trump and defended his plan to freeze federal spending as other officials reeled from changing guidance.
Officials have raised concerns about the uncertainty of a federal funding freeze on some federal assistance programs.
As Gov. Glenn Youngkin was assuring Virginians on Tuesday that direct federal aid would not be suspended as part of the Trump administration funding freeze, an internal memo obtained by The Mercury shows that his office was aware of potential problems.
Veterans Affairs officials issued guidance Thursday exempting more than 300,000 department health care posts from the White House’s federal hiring freeze, labeling them as essen
Agencies are starting to take action against DEI-tasked employees and pass lists of those workers on to OPM and the White House.
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.
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, pa
When Donald Trump arrived in Washington in 2017 on the eve of his first inauguration, he was a stranger to most in town.
The Trump administration reversed its policy to freeze grants and loans while officials evaluated whether spending met the president's priorities.
The top watchdogs for the Defense Department and Department of Veterans Affairs were among the individuals dismissed by Trump.
An American Airlines jet carrying 60 passengers and four crew members has collided with an Army helicopter while landing at Ronald Reagan National Airport near Washington, prompting a large search-and-rescue operation in the nearby Potomac River.