The National Coalition for Homeless Veterans is objecting to an executive order by President Donald Trump that directs state and local officials to forcibly move people living on the streets into long-term “institutional settings.

WASHINGTON — A new homeless encampment has emerged directly across from the White House this week, one day after the President announced his new plan to combat homelesness, and one year after a previous camp in the same location was dismantled by D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser and then-President Joe Biden in 2024.

President Trump's executive order on how cities and states deal with homelessness encourages removing encampments and getting people into treatment -- through involuntary civil commitment if needed.

The White House is rolling out a nationwide push to reduce homelessness 25% by the start of 2025 as major cities across the country wrestle with a growing, stubborn crisis.

June 29 (UPI) -- The White House on Thursday announced new efforts to further reduce homelessness among veterans in the United States. The plan includes more than $3 billion in new investments to ...