‘Streamline’ or ‘lifeline’? Wyoming veterans divided over Trump’s VA cuts

In the lower 48 state with the highest share of veterans, some denounce and others praise Doge-led mass layoffs

Birgitt Paul has worked as a nurse at the Veterans Affairs (VA) in Cheyenne, Wyoming, for over a decade - five years on the floor, five and a half coordinating at-home care for veterans in the region.

Like many people working at the agency, she has her gripes with the system - it could be more efficient, more streamlined, easier to navigate for the veterans in need of its care, and better for the 400,000 employees that keep its wheels spinning.