Doug Collins, President Donald Trump's nominee for VA chief, passed a Senate cloture vote Thursday night and will proceed to a full vote on the Senate floor for confirmation.

Former Rep. Doug Collins will have to address matters such as veteran homelessness, mental healthcare, and whether to privatize the Department of Veterans Affairs if confirmed as its secretary, several veteran-adjacent leaders said.

The Department of Veterans Affairs moved with breakneck speed Tuesday to review its programs that oversee grants, loans and financial assistance to outside organizations, declaring that 44 programs targeted by a federal funding freeze would continue.

Virginia’s governor has become a close ally of Trump and defended his plan to freeze federal spending as other officials reeled from changing guidance.

A year after the Inland Northwest became the testing ground for a new computer system that promised to revolutionize veterans' health care, leaders at the Department of Veterans Affairs had received grave warnings from staff at Spokane's VA hospital and evidence that flaws in the software had contributed to serious patient harm.

Legislation that would allow veterans to bypass pre-approval to get their health care outside the Department of Veterans Affairs is gaining traction in Congress.

Lori Locklear, a former Fayetteville VA employee, testified before Congress this month about how VA wait times were too long for her son.

Syracuse, N.Y. — A patient at Syracuse VA Medical Center died by an apparent suicide outside the top of the hospital’s parking garage Monday. Witnesses said the person was wrapped in a body-length transgender pride flag.

CAMPBELL COUNTY, Va. (WDBJ) - A motorcyclist is dead after a Wednesday crash in Altavista, according to the Altavista Fire Company. Firefighters say crews responded to reports of a crash at 6:24 p.m. at the intersection of Wards Road and Gladys Road.

The Federal Aviation Administration is significantly restricting helicopter traffic in the immediate vicinity of Washington Reagan National Airport, according to an official briefed on the matter.

A woman has been injured after a Friday morning crash in Bedford County, according to the Bedford Fire Department.

A patient at Syracuse VA Medical Center died by an apparent suicide outside the top of the hospital’s parking garage Monday. Witnesses said the person was wrapped in a body-length transgender pride flag.