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Military Plans to Investigate GIs for “Symptoms” of Being Trans
The court filing signals a shift from targeting openly trans troops to potentially investigating those who are closeted.
Pentagon Schools Pull JD Vance’s Memoir Amid Trump-Era Book Purge
Schools run by the Department of Defense are implementing sweeping bans that even affected the vice president’s memoir.
Hegseth’s Proposed Pentagon “Budget Cuts” Seemingly Won’t Reduce Spending at All
The Defense Department quickly reframed plans for an 8 percent annual reduction in military spending as “offsets.”
Omar Slams Musk for Slashing Cancer Funding While Keeping SpaceX Contracts
“Greedy billionaire trying to ripoff the American people pretending to be altruistic is all I see,” the lawmaker said.
Pentagon Ends Policy Covering Abortion Travel Costs for Military
The Pentagon’s policy change follows Trump’s anti-abortion executive order enforcing the Hyde Amendment.
Tlaib: Congress Shouldn’t Be Able to Trade Military Stock and “Profit Off Death”
US military contractors receive hundreds of billions of dollars from Pentagon funding each year.
With Trump Back in the White House, What Will Happen to Guantánamo?
The Biden administration never released the last prisoners held without charge or brought the accused to trial.
Former Senator Turned Nuclear Arms Lobbyist Is Pushing a Nuclear Arms Race
Former Arizona Sen. Jon Kyl is part of a resurgent network of nuclear hawks who want to expand the nuclear arsenal.
Houthis Cite Gaza Genocide, Resist New Wave of US and Israeli Strikes in Yemen
“These are strikes on Yemeni infrastructure. These are strikes on Yemeni civilians,” scholar Shireen Al-Adeimi says.
Guantánamo Detainee Held Without Charge for Over Two Decades Is Repatriated
There are now 26 detainees remaining, the majority of whom have never been charged and have been approved for release.