Department of Veterans Affairs
The 2020 Democratic presidential hopeful says "the best way to honor our veterans’ service is to cancel the blank check for endless war."
In fact, McCain was a sponsor of the legislation and successfully pushed for the one feature Trump constantly takes credit for. Obama signed it into law in 2014.
Meanwhile, the Pentagon continues to investigate professional misconduct allegations against the Navy doctor.
Robert Wilkie accused the union of playing politics after one leader said lack of pay could lead to veterans' suicides.
WHAT'S HAPPENING
Trump's Veterans Affairs secretary referred to Jefferson Davis as an "exceptional man in an exceptional age."
Emails show John Ullyot, the VA's Trump-appointed communications official, shut down the request from the agency's chief diversity officer last year.
There are too few doctors and nurses to treat them in rural and high-cost urban areas.
Earlier this year, Congress made it more difficult for the VA to use dogs in medical research.
David J. Thomas Sr. took down the portrait after the Post learned that his colleagues launched a petition for its removal.
The VA also reported fewer hospitals earning the lowest one-star ratings.