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Hegseth is planning massive overhaul of US military commands and shrink presence in Europe: report

The proposal would mark one of the most significant reorganizations of the Pentagon’s senior leadership in decades.

The Independent UK

Pete Hegseth’s wife reportedly attended meetings with foreign defense officials

Defense secretary, already under fire for chat group blunder, faces new scrutiny for having wife in high-level meetings

The Guardian - US

Thirty years later, Rep. Derek Schmidt is back on the Hill - Roll Call

The Kansas Republican was once a junior staffer. “I packed up and drove out for a $12,000 a year staff assistant job, and it kind of stuck,” he says.

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More than 100 ex-Republican officials call Trump ‘unfit to serve’ and endorse Harris

In recent weeks, numerous Republicans have crossed party lines to endorse the Democratic presidential candidate

The Guardian - US

‘Republicans for Harris’ launches with support from Chuck Hagel and Melania’s former aide Stephanie Grisham

‘As a national security official and lifelong Republican, I witnessed firsthand the threat Donald Trump poses to our country while working in the Trump White House,’ wrote Olivia Troye, counterterrorism advisor to Vice President Mike Pence

The Independent UK

A new Nebraska law makes court diversion program available to veterans. Other states could follow

Those seeking to keep military veterans out of jails and prisons are shining a spotlight on a new Nebraska law that makes judicial diversion available to veterans statewide

The Independent UK

Biden aims for improved military relations with China when he meets with Xi

President Joe Biden and Chinese President Xi Jinping are expected to agree to restore some military-to-military communications between their armed forces

The Independent UK

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A veteran’s fight for GI Bill benefits, how Chicago’s green river tradition began and more in your Chicago news roundup

Today’s update is a five-minute read that will brief you on the day’s biggest stories.

Chicago Sun-Times

Decorated vet’s last stand: FBI agent wants Supreme Court to make VA stop shortchanging veterans on GI Bill benefits

Army vet James Rudisill has enlisted a Chicago lawyer to convince the Supreme Court to force the VA to provide mandated educational benefits to himself and two million other veterans. Ex-Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel says Rudisill is right.

Chicago Sun-Times

Number of imprisoned veterans concerns former defense chiefs

Two former Iraq and Afghanistan War-era defense secretaries are recommending that the government consider new ways to ensure that military service is taken into account when courts prosecute former service members

The Independent UK

Big Oil V the World review – how can these climate crisis deniers sleep at night?

This shocking documentary series reveals the lies oil lobbyists told to undercut democracy, prevent action against global heating – and bring our planet to the brink

The Guardian - UK

Tribute for late VA chief Max Cleland, who lost limbs in war

President Joe Biden and three former presidents have paid tribute to late Veterans Administration chief and U.S. senator Max Cleland, who lost limbs while serving in Vietnam

The Independent UK

‘What we now know … they lied’: how big oil companies betrayed us all

In a powerful new three-part docuseries, the oil industry is put on trial as the extent of climate change awareness is revealed

Newsroom.co.nz

‘What we now know … they lied’: how big oil companies betrayed us all

In a powerful new three-part docuseries, the oil industry is put on trial as the extent of climate change awareness is revealed

The Guardian - US

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