By Ernest Istook

A Veterans Affairs official accused of keeping double books to hide the fact that dozens of veterans died awaiting care previously ran a Washington state VA facility that allegedly fudged suicide numbers, FoxNews.com has learned.

Sharon Helman, director of the Phoenix Veterans Affairs Health Care system, is accused with other management officials of keeping a fake waiting list that made it appear sick veterans were being treated in a timely manner -- while hiding the…

(CNN) -- At least 40 U.S. veterans died waiting for appointments at the Phoenix Veterans Affairs Health Care system, many of whom were placed on a secret waiting list.

The secret list was part of an elaborate scheme designed by Veterans Affairs managers in Phoenix who were trying to hide that 1,400 to 1,600 sick veterans were forced to wait months to see a doctor, according to a recently retired top VA doctor and several…

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Ramona Morrison, daughter of Wayne Hage, holds a book by Jim Keen open to a spread on her...

Cliven Bundy marched into my life one Friday morning in January 1992 in a protest bound for a federal courthouse in…

Dear Senator Levin and Stabinow:

I have been following the story at the Bundy Ranch in Nevada.  Yesterday, the standoff between Mr. Bundy and the BLM ended very suddenly.  The standoff ended when it was learned that Majority Leader Reid, his son, a former aide now the head of the BLM, and the Chinese were all involved in the taking of Mr. Bundy’s cattle and his grazing rights.  Once the news was made…

A caveat right off the bat: RAND’s estimate only runs through March 28 whereas the actual deadline for signing up was March 31st. Given the crush of traffic on Healthcare.gov in late March, many more people could have signed up over those last three days than were captured by these numbers. On the other hand, the White House was claiming six million sign-ups…

Agency still under fire for Lois Lerner-tea party targeting scandal.

Even as the IRS faces growing heat over Lois G. Lerner and the tea party targeting scandal, a government watchdog said Wednesday it’s pursuing cases against three other tax agency employees and offices suspected of illegal political activity…

Here we go again!  Another shooting on a military base.

All state side military bases are "Gun Free Zones" except for law enforcement and a very few duty locations.  That means almost all are unable to defend themselves when someone starts shooting.  All the military members are is uniformed targets.

The weapons in the Army are stored in two parts under separate locks with ammunition in a separate location.  So Soldiers would have a very hard time to have weapons issued and…