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Trump's federal hiring freeze raises fears about VA medical care
VA hires about 40,000 new workers every year to maintain operations at VA medical sites. It's unclear if that can continue under Trump's hiring halt.

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Senators question Trump’s nominee for VA secretary
The Senate readies for a nominee siege
With Donald Trump’s nominees slowly emerging from Senate committees, lawmakers on both sides of the aisle are preparing for a weekslong slog as Democrats force Republicans to wo
Senate committee advances nomination for Trump Treasury pick
Trump’s Jan. 6 pardons will free several from Southwest Virginia
President Donald Trump’s executive order granting pardons to people charged in connection with the Jan. 6, 2021, riot at the United States Capitol will free several people from Southwest Virginia.
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Trump’s VA pick defends hiring freeze amid staffing concerns
Trump's VA pick, former Rep. Doug Collins, said the VA may be trying to fill positions, but many of those vacancies have gone unfilled for weeks or longer.
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Va. federal employees face Trump demands for return to office, loyalty to policies
Nearly 145,000 federal government workers in Virginia woke up to a new reality on Tuesday, the day after President Donald Trump issued federal orders demanding that they return to their offices and show loyalty to his new administration’s policies.
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Locals among the 1,500 J6ers pardoned by Trump: ‘Hostages’ who were done a ‘grave injustice’
Jay Matthew Kenyon, 47, of Harrisonburg, was sentenced or brandishing a knife at police during the Jan. 6, 2021, putsch led on behalf of Donald Trump.
VA secretary nominee Collins says he wants to update, improve services for vets
Former Rep. Doug Collins of Georgia is a veteran of the U.S. Navy, a former Air Force Reserve chaplain, a veteran of the Iraq War and says he wants to improve veterans' services.
Va., N.C. leaders react to Trump’s inauguration
Amid frigid temperatures, Donald Trump was sworn in as America's 47th president Monday afternoon. Leaders from across the aisle in Virginia and North Carolina responded after Trump's inauguration speech,
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Trump's VA pick vows to fix troubled Oracle EHR rollout
Former Rep. Doug Collins, R-Ga., President Donald Trump's nominee to lead the Department of Veterans Affairs, pledged to tackle long-standing problems with the agency's Oracle Health EHR system if confirmed, NextGov reported Jan. 21.
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Sen. King questions Trump's nominee to lead Department of Veterans' Affairs
Sen. Angus King said the newly implemented hiring freeze of the federal workforce should not apply to direct-care workers. Doug Collins said he'll make sure that veterans have access to the care they need but did not commit to pursuing exceptions to the hiring freeze.
Trump fires heads of TSA, Coast Guard and guts key aviation safety advisory committee
President Donald Trump has moved quickly to remake the Department of Homeland Security by firing the heads of the Transportation Security Administration and Coast Guard before their terms are up while eliminating all the members of a key aviation security advisory group.
Trump orders reflect his promises to roll back transgender protections and end DEI programs
Trump's first tasks as he takes office include signing executive orders to roll back protections for transgender people and end government DEI programs.