Army document outlines plans for expelling transgender troops

Washington — Transgender military service members must come forward and voluntarily leave active-duty service next week, by June 6, according to Defense Department guidance issued by Secretary Pete Hegseth. After that, the military is expected to begin involuntary separations for active-duty trans service members who remain.  One of the service branches, the Army, on Wednesday issued more

Pete Hegseth reassures allies that U.S. will support them against China

U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth reassured allies in the Indo-Pacific on Saturday that they will not be left alone to face increasing military and economic pressure from China, while insisting that they also contribute more to their own defense. He said Washington will bolster its defenses overseas to counter what the Pentagon sees as rapidly

Whitmer Says Trump Dropped Talk of Pardoning Men Convicted in Kidnap Plot

The men were accused of plotting to kidnap the governor in retaliation for her COVID-19 lockdown policies in 2020. Michigan’s Gov. Gretchen Whitmer said that President Donald Trump reaffirmed to her that he would not be pardoning the two men who were imprisoned for leading a plot to kidnap her in 2020. The Democratic governor

Cancellation of Immigration Protections for Venezuelans Sparks Debate

Officials say the temporary protected status was contrary to the interests of the United States, while advocates say innocent people are being harmed. The Supreme Court’s ruling allowing the administration to cancel temporary protected status (TPS) for hundreds of thousands of Venezuelans in the United States has negatively affected members of the community who have