Each year, millions of U.S. veterans and their families rely on the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) for vital services ...

The agency has furloughed about 15,000 of its more than 460,000 employees during the shutdown, according to the VA's ...

Still 15,000 VA employees have been furloughed. The agency said that during a shutdown, the VA stops providing career ...

The Ministry of Veterans Affairs has begun accepting applications for a specialized adaptation program for veterans who have ...

Staying open: The VA’s primary call center, its veterans crisis line, suicide prevention programs, homelessness services, and ...

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Congress allowed a funding deadline to pass without action, leading to a government shutdown. Here’s a list of impacts on ...

The Senate on Tuesday rejected a potential funding deal for the eighth time, guaranteeing that the government shutdown that ...

Military veterans are swamping the U.S. government with dubious disability claims — including cases of brazen fraud totaling tens of millions of dollars — that are exploiting the country’s sacred ...

I am concerned about the irreversible downstream health repercussions for patients and increased demand on hospitals.

Most older Mainers live and age at home, grappling with how to find care and when to start difficult conversations.

While federal agencies are stuck in a holding pattern, some effects of the shutdown are being felt locally right now; others ...