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The Senate Veterans Affairs Committee is examining allegations that President Donald Trump's nominee to lead the Veterans Affairs Department oversaw a hostile work environment as the White House physician and allowed the overprescribing of drugs, according to congressional officials briefed on the committee's work. The allegations, which have been under investigation since last week, forced the postponement of Jackson's confirmation hearing, planned for this Wednesday as senators scrutinize the nominee's time leading the White House medical staff.
Mike Pompeo, President Donald Trump's choice for secretary of state, avoided a rare rebuke Monday as the Senate Foreign Relations Committee narrowly recommended him, but the vote served as a warning shot to the White House as nominees to lead the CIA and Veterans Affairs are hitting stiff resistance. Pompeo, who's now CIA director, received the panel's approval only after Trump's last-minute overtures to Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky.
Mike Pompeo, President Donald Trump's choice for secretary of state, avoided a rare rebuke Monday as the Senate Foreign Relations Committee narrowly recommended him, but the vote served as a warning shot to the White House as nominees to lead the CIA and Veterans Affairs are hitting stiff resistance. Pompeo, who's now CIA director, received the panel's approval only after Trump's last-minute overtures to Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky.
After a career spanning more than 40 years, a Virginia soldier will retire this summer as one of the few -- if not the only -- recipient of a Vietnam Service Medal still on active U.S. military duty. Navy Sgt.
Mike Pompeo, President Donald Trump's choice for secretary of state, avoided a rare rebuke Monday as the Senate Foreign Relations Committee narrowly recommended him, but the vote served as a warning shot to the White House as nominees to lead the CIA and Veterans Affairs are hitting stiff resistance. Pompeo, who's now CIA director, received the panel's approval only after Trump's last-minute overtures to Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky.
In this April 2, 2018, file photo, White House physician and nominee for Veterans Affairs Secretary Dr. Ronny Jackson arrives at the annual White House Easter Egg Roll on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington. Now it's Washington's turn to examine Jackson.
Rear Adm. Ronny Jackson was tending to grievously injured military personnel in Iraq when he was summoned to Washington to interview for a job he barely knew existed.
United Sates Senator Richard Blumenthal D-Ct , speaks to the Hearst Connecticut Media Group Editorial Board on Thursday February 22, 2018 in Norwalk Conn. United Sates Senator Richard Blumenthal D-Ct , speaks to the Hearst Connecticut Media Group Editorial Board on Thursday February 22, 2018 in Norwalk Conn.
Rear Adm. Ronny Jackson, whose path to become the next Veterans Affairs secretary remains unclear, will go before the Veterans Affairs' committee April 25, according to committee chairman Sen. Johnny Isakson.
WASHINGTON Ronny L. Jackson, President Trump's choice to lead the Department of Veterans Affairs, is facing mounting skepticism from Senate Republicans over whether he has the management experience to lead the nation's second-largest bureaucracy. The comments from several GOP senators, particularly those with influence on veterans' issues, signal Jackson will have to work overtime to persuade not just Democrats but Trump's own party that he is qualified to oversee the beleaguered agency.
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PRESIDENT TRUMP'S TWEET terminating David Shulkin as Secretary of Veterans Affairs hadn't even had a chance to cool before the deposed Cabinet member started dishing out some heat of his own. Within hours of his removal, Shulkin had taken to The New York Times with a column portraying himself as a martyr crucified in "a brutal power struggle."
Assuming Donald Trump follows through in nominating Dr. Ronny Jackson to lead the Department of Veterans Affairs, Sen. Dean Heller will soon face an ugly consequence for becoming a team player for the president. For Heller, Jackson's confirmation offers a lose-lose proposition.
Carlton Chewning plays bass guitar in a bluegrass band, the Restless Rebels. Lilton Moore does handyman work around his sister's house and watches court shows on TV.
It was an emotional evening at Plainfield High School. There was a fair to help provide resources for these veterans followed by a ceremony to thank those vets.
Former Veterans Affairs Secretary David Shulkin is blaming his sudden ouster from President Donald Trump's administration on "political forces" that he says are bent on privatizing the agency and putting "companies with profits" above the care of veterans. Shulkin, the lone holdover from President Barack Obama's administration serving in Trump's Cabinet, blasted a "toxic" and "subversive" environment in Washington that made it impossible for him to lead.
With a handshake and a presidential kiss on the cheek, Hope Hicks bid farewell to the White House on Thursday, the press-shy communications director taking a rare moment in the spotlight on her final day in Donald Trump's administration. The exit of the president's most trusted aide, coming one day after yet another Cabinet departure, highlights continuing uncertainty among Trump aides and White House staff about who might be the next to go.
MARCH 15: U.S. Secretary of Veterans Affairs David Shulkin testifies during a hearing before the Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies Subcommittee of House Appropriations Committee March 15, 2018 on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC. The subcommittee held a hearing to examine the FY2019 Veterans Affairs Budget request by the Trump Administration.
The president ousted Veterans Affairs Secretary David Shulkin and replaced him with Ronny Jackson, the White House physician who declared Trump to be in "excellent" health in January. Michael Snyder / AP / Mario Anzuoni / Markku Ulander / Joshua Roberts / Tim Chong / Jim Urquhart / Jorge Dan Lopez / Mike Segar / Carlo Allegri / Reuters / The Atlantic In a tweet Wednesday evening, the president announced he was replacing Veterans Affairs Secretary David Shulkin with Ronny Jackson, the White House physician who in January declared Trump to be in "excellent" health.
President Donald Trump on Wednesday replaced Dr. David Shulkin, the former Morristown Medical Center president, as secretary of veterans affairs. The action capped weeks of rumors about Shulkin's future in the Trump administration, especially after the agency's inspector general questioned a $122,334 taxpayer-financed trip to Europe last July.