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Military stands down troops ordered to prep to deploy to Minneapolis

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Military stands down troops ordered to prep to deploy to Minneapolis
The Pentagon has stood down more than 1,500 federal troops placed on alert for potential deployment to Minneapolis, according to two U.S. officials
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February 3, 2026 at 3:05 PM
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Trump is privatizing the Veterans Administration... 😡

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VA to improve health care choice and quality for Veterans with new community care contracts
VA released a request for proposals for new community care contracts that will improve health care choice and quality for Veterans over the next decade.
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December 18, 2025 at 3:17 PM
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VA eyeing 35,000 health care job cuts, drawing rebuke from veterans’ group...

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VA eyeing 35,000 health care job cuts, drawing rebuke from veterans’ group
Trump's VA secretary said months ago, “We’ll be making major changes, so get used to it.” We're now getting a sense of what that means in practical terms.
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December 15, 2025 at 8:46 PM
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Mike Johnson is the one standing in the way of military families getting paid

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Joe Scarborough: Mike Johnson is the one standing in the way of military families getting paid
Our men and women in uniform can see right through what the speaker is doing. They see a GOP House, a GOP Senate and a GOP White House blocking the way.
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October 10, 2025 at 11:30 PM
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Trump was 'on the verge of outright insanity' in deranged speech to military...

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Lawrence: Trump was 'on the verge of outright insanity' in deranged speech to military commanders
MSNBC’s Lawrence O’Donnell details how military commanders who listened to Donald Trump’s “deranged” speech have to be wondering “just how much more dangerous their jobs are now that they've seen just...
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October 1, 2025 at 11:40 AM
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Trump Is Dismantling the VA to Privatize Veterans' Health Care

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Trump Is Dismantling the VA to Privatize Veterans’ Health Care
All signs point to a massive money funnel from the Department of Veteran Affairs to private health care interests
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August 2, 2025 at 12:50 AM
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Trumps wants to rename Veterans Day...

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July 22, 2025 at 6:22 PM
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tRump's admin continues their assault on women in leadership positions...

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Hegseth ousts Naval Academy’s first female superintendent, adding to pattern
The Naval Academy’s superintendent typically serves for three to four years. Adm. Yvette Davids is being removed after a year and a half.
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July 21, 2025 at 8:56 PM
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Veterans are frustrated with Trump's broken promises, including threats from DOGE to cut core VA services.

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Opinion | Trump's mebagill threatens to make life harder for vets. Now they're fighting back.
GOP lawmakers are discovering there's such a thing as asking too much of America's veterans.
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June 6, 2025 at 4:49 PM
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Washington US Air Force veteran freed after months in Venezuela without due process.

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Washington veteran freed after months in Venezuela
A United States Air Force veteran, originally from Washington state, detained for several months in Venezuela was released Tuesday, according to a family statement.
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May 21, 2025 at 6:23 PM
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Up to 1,000 transgender troops are being moved out of the military in new Pentagon order

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Up to 1,000 transgender troops are being moved out of the military in new Pentagon order
The Supreme Court this week allowed President Donald Trump to implement his ban on transgender people serving in the military while a legal challenge against it continues.
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May 9, 2025 at 9:22 PM
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The Trump admin's book purge at the Naval Academy goes beyond petty authoritarianism

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Opinion | Trump admin's book purge at the Naval Academy goes beyond petty authoritarianism
One of us wrote an academic book on gender. The Defense Department thinks it's too dangerous for the Naval Academy to have in its library.
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May 4, 2025 at 2:31 PM
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Trump admin live updates: Trump says he'll rename Veterans Day as Victory Day

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Trump admin live updates: White House backtracks on renaming Veterans Day
The White House is backtracking after President Donald Trump said in a social media post that he was renaming Veterans Day.
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May 3, 2025 at 2:09 AM
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Sec Def ends the ‘Women, Peace & Security’ program which was created by Trump in his first term.

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Hegseth targets ‘Women, Peace and Security’ program championed by Trump, Noem and Rubio
Pete Hegseth didn’t need another setback, but the Pentagon chief nevertheless condemned a policy long championed by Donald Trump and prominent Republicans.
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April 29, 2025 at 8:05 PM
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Veterans Health Care April 10, 2025

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April 13, 2025 at 12:32 PM
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Donald Trump’s anti-DEI madness erases Black service members, living and dead

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Opinion | Donald Trump’s anti-DEI madness erases Black service members, living and dead
When you don’t acknowledge that people are different you get the “interim guidance” announced by the Marines this month that would disproportionately expel Black Marines.
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March 23, 2025 at 1:11 PM
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Ira Hayes removed from DOD website...

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370K views · 9.9K reactions | The Defense Department has removed a webpage celebrating Native American Ira Hayes | The Defense Department has removed a webpage celebrating Native American Ira Hayes, o...
The Defense Department has removed a webpage celebrating Native American Ira Hayes, one of six Marines seen raising a U.S. flag on Iwo Jima in 1945 in an...
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March 20, 2025 at 7:30 PM
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Arlington National Cemetery has purged its website of pages about notable Black, Hispanic and women veterans

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Trump’s anti-diversity push comes for Arlington Cemetery’s rich, diverse history
To comply with the administration’s anti-“DEI” policies, the cemetery has scrubbed its webpages on minority veterans and Black history.
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March 16, 2025 at 12:26 AM
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Veterans are being hit hard by Trump administration firings

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Veterans are being hit hard by Trump administration firings | CNN Politics
When the Department of Government Efficiency swings an axe, it’s bound to hit a veteran who voted for President Donald Trump.
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March 6, 2025 at 11:23 PM
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Trump’s VA secretary claims Veterans are unworthy of a life time commitment from the VA. - He aims to shutdown the VA

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Trump’s VA secretary defends 80,000 layoffs in a wildly unpersuasive way
Defending deep cuts at his agency, VA Secretary Doug Collins said, “The federal government does not exist to employ people.” He’s badly missing the point.
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March 6, 2025 at 7:08 PM
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Trump administration plans to cut 80,000 employees from Veterans Affairs, according to internal memo

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Trump administration plans to cut 80,000 employees from Veterans Affairs, according to internal memo
The Department of Veterans Affairs is planning an “aggressive” reorganization that includes cutting 80,000 jobs from the sprawling agency.
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March 5, 2025 at 10:03 PM
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7 Soldiers From Korean, Vietnam Wars Receive Medals of Honor

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7 Soldiers From Korean, Vietnam Wars Receive Medals of Honor
Seven soldiers received the Medal of Honor for their heroic actions during the Korean and Vietnam wars during a ceremony at the White House.
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January 4, 2025 at 1:39 PM
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Today I got a call at my new civilian work number and I answered “YN1 Speaking, how can I help you?” 🤦🏽‍♂️ Can I claim this as PTSD with the VA? 😆 #military #retired #militaryretired #uscg #army #navy #airforce #marines #SpaceForce
December 20, 2024 at 6:11 PM