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On Thursday, U.S. Navy Rear Admiral and longtime White House Doctor Ronny Jackson withdrew his nomination to be the next Veteran's Affairs Secretary after being accused of professional misconduct through media reports. CNN reported earlier this week, on anonymous sourcing, that during an overseas trip in 2015 Jackson got drunk and belligerently banged on a female colleague's hotel door. CNN also reported the Secret Service stopped Jackson and that agents were worried he might wake up President Obama. Turns out, the Secret Service has no record of the incident (bolding is mine)."Over the last 48 hours, media  outlets have  alleged that U.S. Secret...

UPDATE: Jackson will resume his duties as the White House doctor. "Admiral Jackson is a doctor in the United States Navy assigned to the White House and is here at work today," White House Press Secretary Sarah Sanders released in a statement Thursday morning. ***Original Post*** U.S. Navy Rear Admiral and longtime White House Doctor Ronny Jackson will not become the next Secretary of Veteran's Affairs and pulled his name from consideration Thursday morning. He was nominated by President Trump for the position in March. "Going into this process, I expected tough questions about how to best care for our...

What is the FBI Hiding in its War to Protect Comey? Judicial Watch Sponsors and Speaks at CPAC VA Secretary’s Chief of Staff Embroiled in Another Cover-Up Scandal What is the FBI Hiding in its War to Protect Comey? The coup attempt against President Trump is rapidly collapsing, but the deep state is still in cover-up mode. In an article for The Hill I discussed the FBI’s continuing protection of former Director James Comey and Judicial Watch’s efforts to penetrate the truth. As the James Comey saga continues to unfold, the James Comey legend continues to unravel. The more...

Every time Donald Trump discusses issues he hopes to tackle as president, he always mentions the need to make sure US veterans are taken care of. A strong candidate for the job who is currently being considered for Secretary of Veterans Affairs is former Senator Scott Brown. American Thinker interviewed him and some veterans about what issues need to be tackled. If anyone has the right stuff to clean up the mess within the VA it is Scott Brown. His work experiences will help him tackle the many issues. At the age of nineteen he enlisted, and soon was commissioned...

Veterans Affairs Secretary Robert McDonald apologized today for mistakenly saying in a videotaped exchange with a homeless man that he had served in the special forces, though his service was entirely with the 82nd Airborne Division. "Secretary McDonald has apologized for the misstatement and noted that he never intended to misrepresent his military service," a White House officials told ABC News. "We take him at his word and expect that this will not impact the important work he's doing to promote the health and well-being of our nation's veterans."

It’s been six months since President Obama vowed there would be major changes to the Department of Veterans Affairs. A new VA Secretary is on the job and has said he plans to fire up to 1,000 people in the agency and hire nearly 30,000 medical professionals. But Pete Hegseth, CEO of Concerned Veterans for America, explained this morning that when it comes to long wait times for a doctor’s appointment, nothing has changed. […] … The head of the Phoenix VA, where the whole scandal started earlier this year, is still on paid administrative leave. “No justice, no accountability...