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Deputy editor for Military Times, former vets reporter for Stars & Stripes. Philly sports fan trapped in DC. Don't judge me by past or future haircuts.

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Joined October 2008
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  1. 44 minutes ago

    Philly people just keep winning. Congrats, !

    Congratulations to our Pentagon Editor for winning the Jesse H. Neal Award for Best Range of Work -- and the McAllister Editorial Fellowship!
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  2. 5 hours ago

    VA has had six different leaders since May 2014. The Pentagon's personnel office has had six different leaders since March 2015. And now the two agencies' leadership issues are tied together.

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    Heartbreaking. . pilot was killed in yesterday's F-16 crash near . Makes 14 military pilots/crew killed in training or routine flights since March 14.

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    19 hours ago

    Our friends & closing out with a hyper-relevant conversation on the role of media in today’s political climate, joined by , , , , & moderated by Nancy Karibjanian

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  5. 20 hours ago

    FYI, it has been one week since VA Sec Shulkin was fired, not five years, no matter how long ago it feels.

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  6. 20 hours ago

    Fascinating idea from : Puerto Rico needs doctors. The military needs someplace to get their medical personnel more training. So...

    Commentary: This disaster isn't over for some veterans, and service members can help.
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  7. 22 hours ago

    Trump orders National Guard back to the U.S. southern border for support missions. It's a step back from what he hinted at yesterday. (with )

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  8. Apr 4

    Acting VA Sec Wilkie out with his first message to department staff: "If we don’t listen to each other, we won’t be able to listen to veterans and their families.”

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    Apr 3

    Fantastic reporting by . - as Dad deployed to , family got DOD-provided counseling for their kids. Those DOD medical files are now being used to prevent their children from serving.

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  10. Apr 3

    Follows the call from this morning

    . should do what is right for & allow Deputy Secretary Thomas Bowman to serve as acting Secretary. To allow the distracting leadership struggle to go on at VA would be an immense disservice to veterans across the U.S.
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  11. Apr 3

    And Shulkin said the president gave him similar support a few weeks before his firing.

    Trump called EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt last night and told him, “Keep your head up...We got your back,” per . But it's important to keep in mind he also expressed confidence in H.R. McMaster one week before he fired him.
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  12. Apr 3

    Happening now: Officials from want acting VA Sec Robert Wilkie out, Deputy VA Sec Tom Bowman to take over. They worry the White House may have overstepped its legal limits in the appointment.

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  13. Apr 2

    This tweet is only for , the rest of you don't have to read it.

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  14. Apr 2

    There has never been a Super Bowl champion and a NCAA basketball champion in the same city in the same year. Closest we've ever come is this year, with the Eagles and Nova, which is only kinda Philly.

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  15. Apr 2

    Esty is ranking member on the House Vet Affairs disability assistance and memorial affairs subcommittee.

    BREAKING: Democratic U.S. Rep. Esty says she will not seek re-election amid harassment allegations against former chief of staff.
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  16. Apr 2

    No VA nominee in the last 30 years has faced even one vote of opposition in the Senate. Will Dr. Ronny Jackson be the first?

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  17. Apr 2

    The Easter bunny standing next to Trump did not offer any comment on the defense funding plus-up.

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    “Our military is at a level where it has never been before….The funding of our military was so important and so many military people are with us here today. Just think of $700 billion because that is all going into our military this year,” tells crowd at White House
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  18. Apr 2

    Philly folks -- I'll be on WHYY radio just after 10am to talk about the latest confusion surrounding Veterans Affairs. I'm also ready to discuss Nick Foles if need be.

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  19. Apr 2

    I see you there in Playbook, .

    Allison Jaslow launches her own firm, Integrity Matters.
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    Apr 1

    Lindsey Graham predicts Ronny Jackson will be confirmed as VA Secretary. He’s the first senator I’ve seen voice outright support for Jackson.

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