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‘There’s a war on vets’: Dems launch plans to counter Trump’s VA moves

Democratic lawmakers vow to block bills, slow nominations and hold their own hearings to protest planned cuts to veterans programs.

Naval Academy removes nearly 400 books from library in new DEI purge

Academy officials were told to review the library late last week, and an initial search had identified about 900 books for a closer look.

‘Utter chaos’: Amid confusing ban rollout, trans troops fight to serve

Amid court battles and ambiguity over voluntary separations, transgender service members told Military Times they just want to do their jobs.

Trump’s pick to lead Joint Chiefs denies MAGA hat story in hearing

President Donald Trump has said Caine wore the hat and expressed political support during a 2018 visit to Iraq.

Trump pardons Navy veteran convicted in Capitol riot

Thomas Caldwell, a retired Navy intelligence officer, was tried alongside Oath Keepers founder Stewart Rhodes but acquitted of seditious conspiracy.

Hegseth orders review of physical standards for military combat roles

Women already must pass gender-neutral physical fitness requirements for combat posts, but Hegseth contends the standards for women are lower.

Confirmation hearing set on Trump’s pick for Joint Chiefs chairman

Defense and veterans hearings on Capitol Hill for the week of March 31, 2025.

US Naval Academy ends affirmative action in admissions

The change was made in response to Trump's executive order aimed at eliminating DEI initiatives from the military, including service academies.

US shipbuilding in a ‘perpetual state of triage,’ watchdog says

Both Navy testimony and a government watchdog report this week highlighted the lackluster progress of U.S. shipbuilding during the past 20 years.

Opinion

The Golden Dome is not ready to stop a Chinese attack on the US

This op-ed argues that domestic distractions have left the U.S. unprepared for a conflict with a peer enemy — China — bent on war by strategic paralysis.