Pentagon mulls speeding process to reinstate troops discharged over Covid vaccine

The Pentagon is considering speeding up the process to bring back ex-service members discharged for refusing the COVID-19 vaccine, sources familiar with the matter told CBS News.  Less than two dozen service members have been reinstated, though hundreds have applied. Sources say Defense Department officials are weighing whether to grant honorable discharges to some people

Missouri’s Republican governor calls special session on redistricting

Republican Gov. Mike Kehoe said Friday that he is calling Missouri lawmakers into a special session to redraw the state’s U.S. House districts as part of a growing national battle between Republicans and Democrats seeking an edge in next year’s congressional elections.  Kehoe made the announcement just hours after Texas GOP Gov. Greg Abbott signed

Kamala Harris Loses Secret Service Protection: What to Know About the Agency

Two U.S. Secret Service special agents look out from the White House rooftop in Washington on April 28, 2025. Madalina Vasiliu/The Epoch Times President Donald Trump revoked former Vice President Kamala Harris’s Secret Service protection on Aug. 28, a White House official told The Epoch Times. “You are hereby authorized to discontinue any security-related procedures