Veterans Affairs has decided, “after a comprehensive review,” to keep open its Waco, Tex., Medical Center. VA Secretary James Nicholson said in a statement, “Meeting the health care needs of veterans is VA’s highest priority.” He added that a visit to Waco convinced him the center provides “world-class care.”
The U.S. supports “a stronger and more capable” European defense, Defense Secretary Lloyd J. Austin III said during an Oct. 22 press conference in Brussels—but that defense should not duplicate the functions and capabilities of the NATO alliance.