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Veteran who stormed Capitol with loaded pistol sentenced to prison

Christopher Michael Alberts was sentenced to seven years in prison, one of the longest among hundreds of Jan. 6 riot cases.

Republican senator blocks historic VA leadership nominee

Tanya Bradsher is in line to be the first woman confirmed to the Veterans Affairs Deputy Secretary post.

Bill to protect veterans’ gun rights prompts heated debate in House

Republicans say reforms are needed to restore faith in VA systems. Democrats say the changes could cost lives.

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A battlefield approach to veteran care

The Veterans Access to Congress Act would require that VA facilities allow members of Congress to use office space to serve their veteran constituents.

VA lays groundwork for first major survey of moral injury in veterans

The VA is undertaking the first-ever large-scale population study of moral injury to be conducted among veterans of the post-9/11 wars.

House Republicans argue for discipline of ‘bad apples’ at VA

The VA has the second-largest federal workforce behind the Department of Defense.

Families seek answers 50 years after fire destroyed veterans’ records

The 1973 fire at the Military Personnel Records Center in suburban St. Louis destroyed an estimated 16 to 18 million personnel files.

Better data collaboration essential for vets, Bush Institute says

Better data collaboration will allow for tailored resources while serving and transitioning to civilian life.

Unaccredited claims coaches profit off veterans, with little oversight

Austin-based VA Claims Insider says it has helped hundreds of thousands of clients. It has also touched off complaints and investigations.

Leon Gautier, last member of French D-Day military commando unit, dies

Leon Gautier was the last surviving member of an elite French unit that joined U.S. and other Allied forces in the D-Day invasion.