Veterans are outraged after a weekly government newsletter intended to inform veterans about health benefits and resources took a sharply political turn this week. Subscribers to VetResources, a Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) newsletter, were surprised to receive an email Wednesday that departed from its usual content on VA dental coverage, spousal benefits and even discounts on motorcycles, HuffPost reported. The message directly blamed Democrats for the partial government shutdown that began just hours earlier. Headlined “How the government shutdown impacts VA,” the email claimed that a funding lapse occurred because Senate Democrats blocked a continuing resolution, per the report. According to the report, the newsletter’s reach is significant — the VA serves approximately nine million veterans each year, and the newsletter targets not only veterans but also their families and caregivers.