Veterans marched in on the National Mall in D.C. on March 14 to protest President Trump and Elon Musk's plans to cut more than 70,000 workers from the Department of Veterans Affairs. Kayla Bartkowski/Getty Images hide caption
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The seal of the Department of Veterans Affairs is seen outside the agency's building in Washington, D.C. The VA says it will no longer offer medical treatment for gender dysphoria to veterans. Charles Dharapak/AP hide caption
The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs building in Washington, DC. Tierney L. Cross/Getty Images hide caption
Protestors gathered outside the Department of Veterans Affairs headquarters in Washington, DC, US, on Feb. 13, 2025. The agency plans to cut 80,000 jobs. Al Drago/Bloomberg via Getty Images hide caption
Rep. Doug Collins, a Republican from Georgia, speaks during a House Judiciary Committee hearing on June 17, 2020. President-elect Donald Trump has named Collins as his pick to lead the Department of Veterans Affairs. Pool/Getty Images hide caption
The Queens are hoping the VA does pause foreclosures until the new program can offer people help. Michael Noble Jr. for NPR hide caption
Thousands of veterans face foreclosure and it's not their fault. The VA could help
The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs takes care of about 9 million veterans at 1,255 facilities. It is the nation's largest integrated health care system. Charles Dharapak/AP hide caption
Retired Army Sgt. Felix McDermott is buried in Pennsylvania's Westmoreland County. His death is one of seven that Reta Mays has been charged with. Jeff Swensen/The Washington Post via Getty Images hide caption
Female Marine Corps recruits train at the United States Marine Corps recruit depot June 21, 2004, in Parris Island, South Carolina. Some House Democrats and many veterans want the service of women and of all vets to be recognized in an updated motto for the Department of Veterans Affairs. Scott Olson/Getty Images hide caption
Internal Emails Show VA Hospitals Are Rationing Protective Gear
Veterans Affairs Secretary Robert Wilkie told NPR the department was prepared to help back up the nation's health care system, if needed. Andrew Harnik/AP hide caption
President Trump shows off the Veterans Choice Program Extension and Improvement Act after signing it in April 2017. A new report said on Thursday that the agency failed in its core mission of protecting whistleblowers. Jabin Botsford/The Washington Post via Getty Images hide caption
Then-Veterans Affairs Secretary David Shulkin speaks at a news conference on March 7, 2018. Andrew Harnik/AP hide caption
Rep. Brian Mast, R-Fla., and other members of Congress are appealing a decision by the Department of Veterans Affairs to evict them from office spaces at VA hospitals. J. Scott Applewhite/AP hide caption
Veterans Affairs Secretary Evicts Members Of Congress From Offices In VA Hospitals
Retired Staff Sgt. Matt Lammers holds the hand of his wife, Alicia, before the swimming competition at the 2019 Department of Defense Warrior Games in Clearwater, Fla. Alicia has been Matt's official caregiver for nearly eight years, but she was cut from the Department of Veterans Affairs' caregiver program last December. Eve Edelheit for NPR hide caption
Veterans Urge Changes Before Expansion Of VA Caregivers Program
Marines Who Fired Rocket Launchers Now Worry About Their Brains
Robert Wilkie testifies during a Senate Veterans Affairs Committee nominations hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, on June 27, 2018. Carolyn Kaster/AP hide caption
Senate Confirms Pentagon Official To Head Veterans Affairs Department
Veterans Affairs secretary nominee Robert Wilkie (right) speaks with Marion Polk, national commander of AMVETS, before testifying at a Senate Veterans Affairs Committee nominations hearing Wednesday. Carolyn Kaster/AP hide caption
Acting Secretary of Veterans Affairs Robert Wilkie, left, is seen as President Trump announces his intention to nominate Wilkie to be the next Veterans Affairs Secretary during a summit at the East Room of the White House on Friday. Alex Wong/Getty Images hide caption
Rear Adm. Ronny Jackson, nominee for veterans affairs secretary, leaves the Dirksen Building afte meeting with Sen. Jerry Moran, R-Kan., on Tuesday. Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call via Getty Images hide caption
New Charges Against VA Nominee: 'Candyman' Dispensed Drugs Freely, Wrecked Car
More than 20 military employees have shared concerns about Rear Adm. Ronny Jackson, who was on Capitol Hill on Tuesday, with members and staff of the Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee, said the panel's top Democrat, Jon Tester. J. Scott Applewhite/AP hide caption
VA Nominee Accused Of Drinking On Duty, Improper Prescriptions, Sen. Tester Says
Ousted Veterans Affairs Secretary David Shulkin demurred from pointing a finger squarely at President Trump but described a VA riddled with political pressure and conflict. Win McNamee/Getty Images hide caption
In this 1945 image, test subjects enter a gas chamber for a U.S. military experiment that will expose them to mustard gas. Courtesy of Edgewood Arsenal hide caption
Coalition forces fire a Carl Gustaf recoilless rifle during a training exercise in Afghanistan's Helmand province in 2013. Spc. Justin Young/U.S. Department of Defense/DVIDS hide caption