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Reconciliation would auction 600 megahertz of federal spectrum - Roll Call

Proponents say spectrum auctions would facilitate private sector competition in the telecommunications industry.

Roll Call

Trump news at a glance: Newark mayor Ras Baraka fights back over arrest at immigration detention center

The mayor, arrested on Friday, has vowed to take legal action – key US politics stories from Saturday 10 May at a glance

The Guardian - US

Pentagon orders military to pull books related to DEI and ‘gender ideology’

Another memo told academies to ignore ‘race, ethnicity or sex’ in admissions but athleticism could be considered

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How the military is dealing with Hegseth's order to remove transgender troops

The military services are scrambling to nail down details and put together new guidance to start removing transgender troops from the force

The Independent UK

White House to take choice of Pentagon chief of staff out of Hegseth’s hands

Exclusive: The intervention to marginalize Ricky Buria is aimed at insulating the Pentagon from any more missteps

The Guardian - US

Pentagon directs military to pull library books that address diversity, anti-racism, gender issues

The Pentagon has ordered all military leaders and commands to pull and review all of their library books that address diversity, anti-racism or gender issues by May 21

The Independent UK

Pentagon Moves To Remove 1,000 Transgender Troops After Supreme Court Ruling

Under the new guidelines, the Department of Defense will separate nearly 1,000 transgender troops who have self-identified. Additionally, the Pentagon will review medical records to identify others who have not come forward.

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Pete Hegseth sets speedy timeline to jettison transgender troops from military

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has directed the department to start moving out transgender members of the military as early as next month

The Independent UK

Trump news at a glance: military to immediately remove trans troops and use medical records to oust more

Buoyed by supreme court ruling, Pentagon will remove as many as 1,000 service members. Key US politics stories from Thursday 8 May at a glance

The Guardian - US

Up to 1,000 transgender troops are being moved out of the military in new Pentagon order

The Pentagon will immediately begin moving as many as 1,000 openly identifying transgender service members out of the military and give others 30 days to self-identify

The Independent UK

DOGE plans to roll out new software to speed up job cuts even as Elon Musk steps back

The software, known as AutoRIF, is an updated version of a decades-old Pentagon program – though it has been used very little in recent years

The Independent UK

Trump's New Budget Is Another Blueprint for Big Spending

We don't need more of the same. We need evidence of a serious turnaround.

Reason

Team Trump is growing "disillusioned"

Trump's officials are quietly concerned about his "blatant criminal behavior." What took them so long?

Salon

Judge Warns Trump Admin Against Deporting Migrants To Libya: 'Would Clearly Violate This Court's Order'

A federal judge warned the Trump administration against carrying out deportations to Libya, as it was reported on Wednesday

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Pentagon looks to shake up "outdated" software procurement, declares war on open source

DOD slates existing software procurement processes, saying past ways were cumbersome and lacking in agility.

International Business Times UK

Why Did the Supreme Court Permit Trump's Ban on Transgender Troops, and What Does It Mean for Military Inclusivity?

he US Supreme Court upheld Trump's ban on transgender troops, threatening 15,000 soldiers and military inclusivity. What's next for diversity?

The Independent UK

Ex-Fox host Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy complains on Fox about Pentagon snub by former Fox star Pete Hegseth

Grabbing her cell phone, Laura Ingraham pressed Duffy to see whether they should dial up their former network cohort. ‘Let’s call him right now,’ she quipped

International Business Times

Top US Court Allows Trump's Ban On Trans Troops To Take Effect

A divided US Supreme Court on Tuesday allowed President Donald Trump's ban on transgender military personnel to take effect while litigation proceeds, putting thousands of troops at risk of dismissal.

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The Independent UK

Trump’s trans military ban can take effect, for now, Supreme Court says

Federal judges have blasted the administration’s ban as plainly discriminatory against trans Americans

The Independent UK

Extent of Pete Hegseth Signal usage revealed as he used app to ask aides to relay military plans to other countries

Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth used Signal to liaise with aides about daily Pentagon business and was participating in at least a dozen chats

The Independent UK

White House caught off guard by Hegseth’s request to cancel weapons supply to Ukraine

Pentagon chief reportedly grounded 11 flights loaded with aid without the Trump administration knowing

Euronews

US Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth directs 20% cut to top military leadership positions

Critics see the move as an attempt to politicise the country's armed forces.

International Business Times

Pentagon Chief Orders 20% Cut In Number Of Top Officers

Pentagon chief Pete Hegseth on Monday ordered at least a 20 percent reduction in the number of active-duty four-star generals and admirals in the US military, a memo from the defense secretary said.

The Independent UK

Army pausing helicopter flights near Washington airport after close calls

The Army is pausing flights near a Washington airport after two commercial planes had to abort landings last week because of an Army Black Hawk helicopter that was flying to the Pentagon

Reason

Trump Wants To Increase Military Spending by $113 Billion

The president wants to develop the F-47 fighter jet 60 years before the F-35 is scheduled to retire.

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