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Hundreds of mental health professionals have left the Department of Veterans Affairs since President Donald Trump took office, leaving staff “at a breaking point” and some veterans waiting as long as six months for help.
The Pentagon dismantled its civilian protection mission as Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth made “lethality” a top priority and the Trump administration reorganized national security around two principles: more aggression, less accountability.
In a letter that cited ProPublica’s reporting, Sens. Rick Scott and Kirsten Gillibrand asked Secretary Pete Hegseth for more information about the military’s drug supply and its reliance on foreign manufacturers.