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Donald Trump

Illegal immigrants treated better than vets, Trump tells bikers

WASHINGTON (AP) — Donald Trump told a Rolling Thunder motorcycle rally on Sunday that the government often takes better care of people in the U.S. illegally than the nation's military veterans. "We're not going to allow that to happen any longer," Trump told supporters

health

VA chief regrets comparing wait times to Disney lines

WASHINGTON (AP) — Veterans Affairs Secretary Robert McDonald said Tuesday he regrets remarks he made comparing long wait times at VA health care sites to waiting in line at a Disney amusement park. "It was never my intention to suggest that I don't take our mission of serving

Republicans

VA chief draws GOP fire for Disney comment on health-care waits

WASHINGTON (AP) — Republicans criticized Veterans Affairs Secretary Robert McDonald Monday after he compared wait times to receive VA health care to the hours people wait for rides at Disney theme parks. McDonald told reporters that the VA should not use wait times as a measure of success because Disney doesn&

troops

US Attorney declines prosecution of former VA execs

WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal prosecutors have decided not to press criminal charges against two former executives at the Department of Veterans Affairs who were accused of manipulating the agency's hiring system for their own gain. The U.S. Attorney's Office for the District of Columbia said Thursday