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STRIPES (Stars and Stripes Briefin) - Veterans can’t wait for a perfect bill. Pass the Take Care of America’s Veterans Act. | Stars and Stripes

Waiting has become Washington’s easiest answer, and it is the one answer the veteran community cannot afford.

YOUTUBE (Fox Business) - VA GAME CHANGER: Trump’s VA makes MAJOR breakthrough

Veterans Affairs Secretary Doug Collins discusses GLP-1 drugs for alcohol use disorder, $10.44 billion in drug price reductions, a psilocybin depression trial and AI-powered health care technology on ‘Mornings with Maria.’ #foxbusiness #morningswithmaria 0:09 — VA tests GLP-1 drugs to curb alcohol cravings in veterans 1:43 — Collins on helping veterans stay healthy and active 2:28 — VA monitoring deployed troops’ health and transition home 3:18 — VA secures record $10 billion in prescription drug savings 4:46 — Psychedelic trials, digital records and AI reshape veteran care

STRIPES (Linda F. Hersey) - Veterans push for Gulf War Illness designation as a VA disability | Stars and Stripes

The inclusion would, for the first time, enable veterans to qualify for disability benefits specifically for a diagnosis of Gulf War Illness.

ABCNEWS (ABC News: Top Stories) - Family of Alex Pretti speaks out in exclusive interview: 'They murdered our child'

Alex Pretti, an American citizen and ICU nurse for the Department of Veterans Affairs, was shot and killed on Jan. 24 in Minneapolis.

REDSTATE (RedState) - Govs Spanberger, Moore Going to Be Big Mad As ICE Swoops Down on VA and MD — Arrests 1,300+

STRIPES (Linda F. Hersey) - 5 things to know in veterans news: Atomic vets convene, benefit scam alert, a VIP welcome at the DC grand prix  | Stars and Stripes

Atomic veterans meet for the annual convention, how to avoid a benefit scam and The American Legion hosts veterans at the Grand Prix in D.C.

AMERICANALMANAC (Sadie Smith) - Sen. Joni Ernst targets 'fraudster families' with bill to cut off relatives of convicted scammers from federal aid

A California family's $18 million COVID-relief fraud scheme, complete with ankle-bracelet escapes and a fugitive chase to Montenegro, has inspired new Senate legislation aimed at blocking convicted fraudsters' household members from federal money. Sen. Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) introduced the No Cash for Cohabitating Kins of Crooks Act, a bill that would bar anyone living with […] The post Sen. Joni Ernst targets 'fraudster families' with bill to cut off relatives of convicted scammers from federal aid appeared first on American Almanac .

A California family's $18 million COVID-relief fraud scheme, complete with ankle-bracelet escapes and a fugitive chase to Montenegro, has inspired new Senate legislation aimed at blocking convicted fraudsters' household members from federal money. Sen. Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) introduced the No Cash for Cohabitating Kins of Crooks Act, a bill that would bar anyone living with a convicted criminal or fraudster from receiving federal grants, loans, subawards, or reimbursements. Ernst rolled out the legislation alongside her August Squeal Award, a monthly spotlight on government waste that this time named 15 families she says collectively swindled taxpayers out of roughly $50 million. The bill and the award share a common thread: fraud that runs…Open