US Edition‘We call it betrayal’: Veterans join Dems in D.C. to protest Trump’s sweeping VA job cuts
- President Donald Trump nominated Cheryl Mason on Tuesday, May 6, 2025, to serve as the Veterans Affairs Inspector General, a role based in Washington, D.C.
- The nomination followed Trump’s January dismissal of independent VA investigators, leaving several oversight posts vacant and raising bipartisan concerns about independent review.
- Mason, who chaired the Board of Veterans Appeals and was involved in VA workforce reductions, faces criticism regarding her capacity to provide impartial oversight.
- Senate Veterans’ Affairs Committee Chairman Jerry Moran called filling the IG post “a high priority,” while Ranking Member Richard Blumenthal said Mason is “exactly the wrong choice” for independent oversight.
- The nomination and ongoing VA staffing cuts, including plans to lay off about 800 employees at the Phoenix VA, underscore tensions over care quality and veteran trust in the department.
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At Veterans Affairs, Plan for Sweeping Cuts Tanks Morale
Morale is plummeting inside the Department of Veterans Affairs as tens of thousands of employees prepare for deep staffing cuts, raising alarms among staffers, veterans and advocates who fear the reductions would severely damage care and benefits for millions of the nation’s former service members.
Veterans, advocates rally against proposed VA cuts that could eliminate 80K jobs
HINES, Ill. — Politicians and unions are raising concerns over potential cuts to the Department of Veterans Affairs, as officials consider a reorganization that could eliminate more than 80,000 jobs. “Politicians will show up for parades and wave those flags. We'll give our speeches about how much we love veterans. But this is the proof,” U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin said. “What are we willing to do to give dignity to those veterans when they need that…
Area veterans meet with Sen. Baldwin over potential cuts in federal programs providing benefits to them
WIZMnews.com What effects are budget cuts in Washington going to have on western Wisconsin residents, including specific groups such as veterans? Wisconsin Senator Tammy Baldwin talked with vets, and workers who serve them, during a roundtable discussion Friday at the Onalaska Legion hall. Democrat Baldwin heard concerns about veterans being able to use government programs where funding is at risk, as well as “the plans that have been announced …
'Everyone is miserable': MI vet slams chaos under Trump
Michigan veteran and federal employee Andrew Lennox says President Donald Trump’s administration is deliberately trying to make life miserable for thousands of workers at the US Department of Veterans Affairs. The post ‘Everyone is miserable’: MI vet slams chaos under Trump first appeared on The Gander.
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