Veterans

As many as 15,000 patients a Southeast Texas Department of Veterans Affairs medical system who should have gotten the colonoscopies either did not get them or were examined only after long and needless delays, according to a whistleblower. (Thinkstock)

Whistleblower says Veterans Affairs cost-cutting led to denials, delays in life-saving cancer tests

Mark Flatten · May 12, 2014 4:00 am

President Obama will meet with Secretary of Veterans Affairs Eric Shinseki, right, and deputy White House chief of staff Rob Nabors in the Oval Office Wednesday to discuss the VA controversy, which has left the White House on the defensive over the president's handling of the situation. (AP Photo)

White House: Obama remains confident in Eric Shinseki’s ability to lead

Susan Crabtree · May 12, 2014 4:00 am

FILE - In this Oct. 9, 2013, file photo, Veterans Affairs Secretary Eric Shinseki listens as he testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington. Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell of Kentucky says a leadership change may help resolve what he calls "dysfunction" at the Department of Veterans Affairs, following allegations of corruption and avoidable deaths at the veterans' hospital in Phoenix. McConnell says the tenure of Veterans Affairs Secretary Eric Shinseki is "embarrassing" and that the agency is in "a stunning period of dysfunction." McConnell isn't calling for Shinseki to step down, but says a change in leadership "might be a good thing."(AP Photo/ Evan Vucci, File)

Hagel: Accountability has be upheld in VA scandal

Washington Examiner · May 11, 2014 3:39 pm

Veterans Affairs Secretary Eric Shinseki listens as Defense Secretary Leon Panetta makes a statement to the media following a meeting on February 5, 2013 in Washington. (Photo by Brendan Hoffman/Getty Images)

Examiner Editorial: Bureaucratic incompetence and apathy must end at Veterans Affairs

Washington Examiner · May 11, 2014 4:00 am

This undated publicity Image released by Activision shows soldiers and terrorists battling in the streets of Yemen in a scene from the video game, "Call of Duty: Black Ops II." (AP Photo/Activision)

Beltway Confidential

Call of Duty Endowment aids veterans by focusing on results, not hype

Ashe Schow · May 9, 2014 4:00 am

In almost every instance when a problem has arisen, the response by Secretary Eric Shinseki, assuming that he publicly expresses one at all, is almost always defensive. (AP Photo)

Rep. Mike Coffman: Time for Veterans Affairs Secretary Eric Shinseki to get out of the way

Rep Mike Coffman · May 9, 2014 4:00 am

FILE - In this Oct. 9, 2013, file photo, Veterans Affairs Secretary Eric Shinseki listens as he testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington. Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell of Kentucky says a leadership change may help resolve what he calls "dysfunction" at the Department of Veterans Affairs, following allegations of corruption and avoidable deaths at the veterans' hospital in Phoenix. McConnell says the tenure of Veterans Affairs Secretary Eric Shinseki is "embarrassing" and that the agency is in "a stunning period of dysfunction." McConnell isn't calling for Shinseki to step down, but says a change in leadership "might be a good thing."(AP Photo/ Evan Vucci, File)

House to subpoena records in VA hospital deaths

Pauline Jelinek · May 8, 2014 11:23 pm

FILE - In this Oct. 9, 2013, file photo, Veterans Affairs Secretary Eric Shinseki listens as he testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington. Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell of Kentucky says a leadership change may help resolve what he calls "dysfunction" at the Department of Veterans Affairs, following allegations of corruption and avoidable deaths at the veterans' hospital in Phoenix. McConnell says the tenure of Veterans Affairs Secretary Eric Shinseki is "embarrassing" and that the agency is in "a stunning period of dysfunction." McConnell isn't calling for Shinseki to step down, but says a change in leadership "might be a good thing."(AP Photo/ Evan Vucci, File)

Senate Republicans call for VA secretary to resign

Matthew Daly · May 6, 2014 9:50 pm

UPDATED: American Legion calls for ouster of Veterans Affairs Secretary Eric Shinseki

Mark Flatten · May 5, 2014 12:00 am

Ohio bill aims to help veterans with college, jobs

Ohio bill aims to help veterans with college, jobs

Lisa Cornwell · May 3, 2014 12:59 pm

3 on leave over allegations on Phoenix vet care

3 on leave over allegations on Phoenix vet care

Pauline Jelinek · May 1, 2014 10:20 pm

House Armed Services Committee member Rep. Jeff Miller, R-Fla., speaks during a committee hearing on Capitol Hill September 10, 2013 in Washington. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

Veterans Affairs puts 3 on leave; Congress threatens subpoena over destruction of ‘secret’ wait list

Mark Flatten · May 1, 2014 4:00 am