How the new Congress and the Biden administration can restore faith in the VA January 26 The Department of Veterans Affairs building is seen in Washington on July 22, 2019. (Alastair Pike/AFP via Getty Images) The last four years have been tumultuous for the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA). In that time, the department responsible for serving our veterans has confronted a global pandemic, provided its Fourth Mission support to serve as our country’s backup health-care system, and confronted natural disasters that tested VA’s ability to continue caring for veterans during the public health emergency. During the previous administration, VA targeted whistleblowers for retaliation, questioned and diminished survivors of sexual harassment and assault, expressed hostility towards organized labor, and obstructed Congress’ oversight efforts. Despite these challenges and setbacks, it is with hope and optimism that I look forward to working with Secretary-designate Denis M
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The 2022 Senate map looks very good for Democrats
Updated 12:39 PM ET, Fri January 8, 2021 (CNN)Democrats stunning sweep of the two Georgia Senate runoffs earlier this week installed Chuck Schumer as the incoming Senate majority leader.
The 2022 map of Senate races looks likely to keep him there.
While Democrats takeover of the Senate majority albeit with a 50-50 seat tie and Vice President-elect Kamala Harris breaking ties has been totally overshadowed by the storming of the US Capitol by violent pro-Trump protesters, it s hard to overstate the importance of the switch in control.
The last four years are proof. President Donald Trump with a massive assist from Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell remade the federal judiciary, most notably installing a 6-3 conservative majority in the Supreme Court thanks to three appointments to the nation s highest court by Trump, each of which was confirmed by McConnell s Senate.
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Sen. Patrick Leahy discharged from hospital after taken out of an abundance of caution © J. Scott Applewhite, AP Sen. Patrick Leahy, D-Vt., with Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., right, joins Democratic members of the Senate Judiciary Committee at a news conference after boycotting the vote by the Republican-led panel to advance the nomination of Judge Amy Coney Barrett to sit on the Supreme Court, Thursday, Oct. 22, 2020, in Washington.