Recent News of VMF Interest for March 2025


What’s been on Americans’ minds lately?

Op-Ed: Cutting veterans’ suicide prevention in the name of efficiency is a fatal mistake 

Op-Ed: How Musk Sold Out America’s Veterans 

Op-Ed: I served in Afghanistan. President Trump's war on DEI is making America's military weaker 

Opinion: THIS is what U.S. Rep. Sherri Biggs (R-SC-3) is interested in 

Opinion: Trump’s firings of military leaders pose a crucial question to service members of all ranks 

Opinion: NC-13’s veterans deserve answers from Congressman Brad Knott (R-NC-13) 

Opinion: Voting Rights Act at 60: Congress Could Hit New Low with SAVE Act 

Editorial: VA confusion does veterans a disservice 

Opinion: Remember your veterans 

Opinion: Project 2025: Potential Impacts on Veterans’ VA Health Care Services 

Opinion: Trump administration implements 'slash and burn' method of making governmental cuts in spending 

Opinion: In seeking to rewrite history, Trump disrespects American heroes 

Op-Ed: The slashing of a lifeline — how returning the VA to 2019 staffing levels endangers our veterans 

Op-Ed: There Is a Way for Democrats to Stop Trump and Save America 

Opinion: Veterans Access Act harms our veterans 

Opinion: The SAVE Act is a disservice to our service members 

Op-Ed: The VA is not waste; it’s a lifeline 

 

What else has been in the media lately?

Dems Abroad Statement: Statement on Trump’s Executive Order Attacking Voters and State Rights 

Article: Chaos at the V.A.: Inside the DOGE Cuts Disrupting the Veterans Agency 

Fact Sheet on Republican Funding Bill that Accelerates the Stealing of Taxpayer Funds from American Families and Businesses 

Article: US Military Families Angry Over Signal Chat Leak: 'It Erodes Your Trust' 

Article: How to not go broke on an OCONUS PCS 

Letter: Sen. Moran Urges VA to Address Concerns Regarding the Foreign Medical Program’s Susceptibility to Fraud, Waste & Abuse 

Letter: Texas congressmen push back against VA layoffs with list of demands 

Press Release: VFW Leaders Prepare for Diplomacy, Troop, and DPAA Site Visits 

Article: Students at military bases around the world rebel against Trump’s DEI crackdown 

Article: Trump and DOGE Propel V.A. Mental Health System Into Turmoil 

Article: How to renew a DOD ID to keep unique benefits as a civilian 

Article: Voting Rights Act at 60: Congress Could Hit New Low With SAVE Act 

Article: Hegseth’s Attacks on Black Troops Evoke Long History of Anti-Racist Struggle 

Article: 'If he’s not willing to do his job, I will': Vet hints at ousting GOP rep who blew him off 

Podcast: The Sinking of the USS Indianapolis and the Atomic Bomb: The Price Paid For Liberty 

Article: Judge blocks Trump’s effort to ban transgender troops 

Article: Sign over a portion of your VA benefits? Nope, that’s a scam 

Article: Trump's policies are destabilizing mental health care for veterans, sources say 

Article: Veterans protest Trump, DOGE, and Musk on National Mall 

DNC Press Release: Trump and Musk’s Mass Firings and Funding Cuts Threaten Veterans’ Hard-Earned Benefits 

Article: Doug Collins’s Cancel Culture 

Video: Arlington National Cemetery website removes or edits dozens of pages, including those for Medal of Honor recipients 

Article: Can Veterans Stop the Dismantling of Veterans’ Services? 

Article: ‘5 bullet points’ email now a weekly task for Pentagon civilians 

Article: The Medal of Honor Recipient Erased in the Pentagon's DEI Purge 

Article: Milwaukee veterans, workers speak out against proposed cuts to the VA Department 

Press Release: USPS to Issue Stamps of Historic Battlefields of the American Revolution 

Press Release: U.S. Postal Service Announces Additional 2025 [Military] Stamps 

Article: VSOs urge veterans to ‘speak up’ about recent VA firings 

Article: Experts call for culturally competent care for veterans 

Article: 80 years ago, Patton's Army rolled into what is now the largest US military community overseas 

Article: Trump Halted an Agent Orange Cleanup. That Puts Hundreds of Thousands at Risk for Poisoning. 

Article: 'Fired because I dissented': Navy vet reveals the 5 sentences that got her laid off by DOGE 

Article: Missouri Lawmakers Approve Bill To Let Military Veterans Legally Use Psilocybin 

Article: [Nebraska] Bill would end ‘no excuse’ early voting, make other election changes 

Article: Following significant debate, National Guard deployment bill fails reading in [Montana] House 

Article: Washington state Senate passes bill to expand childcare access for military families 

Article: Remains of Bomber Pilot Identified 80 Years After His Plane Went Down During World War II 

Article: Many Fulbright scholars say they feel stranded after the Trump administration suspended their funding 

DNC Press Release: After His Advisor Attacked Veterans As “Not Fit,” Trump Is Firing 80,000 VA Employees, Risking Benefits 

Article: US plans to close European consulates and cut state department workforce 

Article: Veterans Make Up 30% of Federal Workforce Hit by Trump Administration Firings 

Article: Military veterans are becoming the face of Trump's government cuts and Democrats' resistance 

Article: Veteran Who Ripped GOP Rep At Town Hall Defends 'Necessary' Act: They 'Aren't Serving Us' 

Article: Historian raises concerns over Arlington National Cemetery website DEI removal 

Press Release: Congressional Democrats Condemn VA's Ruthless Plan To Cut 83,000 Jobs - Abandoning Veterans 

Letter: Bipartisan Effort to Secure Continued Support for Defense Communities 

Letter: Ranking Member McGovern, 17 House Democrats Demand Answers on Alleged House Rules Violation 

Letter: Ranking Member Takano Demands Answers From VA Secretary As Trump's Cuts Threaten Veterans Crisis Line 

Press Release: Leader Schumer Floor Remarks On Trump’s Newest Assault On Democracy, An Unconstitutional Executive Order To Limit Voting Rights 

Letter: Bicameral Democrats Grill SECVA Over Planned Firings 

Letter: SECVA Under Scrutiny Over 'Pause' In Comprehensive Outreach Program 

Letter: Ranking Members Takano and Blumenthal Demand Immediate Reinstatement of VA's Office of Equity Assurance 

Letter: Democrats demand that the Trump administration stop purging books from military schools 

Video: 'Most anti-veteran administration ever': Phoenix citizens affected by DOGE cuts react at town hall 

Article: Military families have special tax breaks — but the rules can be tricky, experts say 

Article: DOGE Just Fired a Veteran Advocate Who Served Four Tours by Email 

Article: Walworth County voters fill meeting without [GOP Rep. Bryan] Steil 

DNC Press Release: Republican Leadership Advises Members to Avoid Their Constituents as Americans Across the Country Continue to Show Outrage 

Article: Vets are speaking out on Trump administration’s plans to cut VA budget 

Article: Veteran entrepreneurs say VA cuts have gutted their businesses 

Article: VA eliminates office helping minority veterans with benefits disparities 

Article: VA psychologist resigns over worry about Trump’s ‘unethical’ orders restricting care for trans vets 

Article: This Marine Wanted to Help Fellow Vets. DOGE Fired Him Instead. 

Article: VA pauses billions in cuts lauded by Musk as lawmakers and veterans decry loss of critical care 

Article: Lawmakers reintroduce bill to grant G.I. Bill benefits to Black WWII veterans' families 

Article: Students at US military high school in Germany protest Hegseth's anti-DEI push 

Article: Critics of the Veterans ACCESS Act proposal warn healthcare could get worse 

Article: Trump administration plans to cut 80,000 employees from Veterans Affairs, according to AP report 

News: Results of the 2025 DA France VMF Caucus Leadership Election 

Newsletter: Dems Abroad Germany VMF Caucus March 2025 News 

Article: A Navy veteran and his wife say TRICARE rescinded approvals for over $100K in health care claims paid years ago 

Article: Hit the Pause Button: VA suspends DOGE-related cuts after criticism 

Article: New York thanks Afghan and Iraq War vets with commemorative medals 

Article: Veterans feel 'scared and disrespected' by mass firings throughout the federal government 

Article: Senate Confirms New Deputy Defense Secretary 

Article: “Profound sense of betrayal”; Veterans express fears over DOGE cuts 

Article: The military spouses building businesses in the desert: ‘Learning to stand on your own two feet’ 

NSL4A Press Release: Statement on Use of Signal for Classified Communications