The 1,400 workers laid off on Monday were all "bargaining-unit probationary employees" in "non-mission critical roles," including "DEI-related positions," the VA said in a statement. Responders ...

The pause affects hundreds of VA contracts that Secretary Doug Collins a day earlier described as simply consulting deals, whose cancellation would save $2 billion as the Trump administration ...

FILE - The seal is seen at the Department of Veterans Affairs building in Washington, June 21, 2013. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak, File) ...

Ukraine and the U.S. have reached an agreement on a framework for a broad economic deal that would include access to Ukraine's mineral resources, three senior Ukrainian officials said Tuesday.

The final details remain undisclosed, but a draft agreement reviewed by officials indicates that Ukraine would contribute a significant portion of its mineral revenue to a US-controlled fund. Editor’s ...

According to the agreement, Kyiv would hand some of the revenue from its mineral resources to the United States, but it has received no U.S. security guarantees in return. Ukrainian President ...

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Senator Richard Blumenthal, a Democrat and the ranking member of the Senate VA committee expressed concerns following the administration's sweeping cuts. "Doug Collins continues to put the ...

As Washington and Kyiv seek to finalise a deal on exploiting Ukraine's mineral resources, FRANCE 24 takes a look at rare earth metals and why they are important. Used in a wide range of ...

Ukraine said on Wednesday it had reached a "preliminary" deal to hand revenue from some of its mineral resources to the United States, before an expected trip to Washington by President Volodymyr ...