Leaders of both parties honored 100 Black lawmakers from the Reconstruction era, then turned to modern battles over Confederate heritage.

It means some open jobs at the Audie Murphy VA Hospital and military hospitals such as Wilford Hall and Brooke Army Medical Center will go unfilled.

Kenneth Marcus' name was stripped from a resolution confirming Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin's nominees to George Mason University's Board of Visitors.

Hunter wrote, "these programs divided Americans by race, wasted taxpayer dollars, and resulted in shameful discrimination" in a memo to staff.

At least 60 Veterans Affairs employees have been placed on administrative leave following the closure of multiple diversity, equity and inclusion offices across the department, part of a government-wide crackdown on the issue.

Acting V.A. secretary warned that disguising diversity, equity and inclusion programs targeted for termination would result in ‘adverse consequences’

Trump's VA pick, former Rep. Doug Collins, said the VA may be trying to fill positions, but many of those vacancies have gone unfilled for weeks or longer.

The Department of Veterans Affairs can continue to hire new health care workers and those providing critical services to veterans despite a federal hiring freeze ordered by President Donald Trump.

As the wildfires in California continue to burn, veterans and their families must understand what help is available.

ALBEMARLE COUNTY, Va. (WVIR) - One person died in a small plane crash in Albemarle County on Saturday, January 25. According to a Virginia State Police news release, a plane coming from Rockingham, N.C., crashed in a wooded area off of East Monacan Drive at around 12:50 p.m., just a few miles south of the Charlottesville Albemarle Airport.

Roanoke Police responded at 10:31 a.m. to reports of a crash on the 1600 block of Hershberger Road. Witnesses say three cars were involved in the crash, according to Roanoke Police.