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Was Saturday’s deportation of 261 Venezuelans from America to El Salvador legal? The Trump administration didn’t wait around to find out—to the exasperation of the federal judge who in vain ordered the flights to turn around. (Donald Trump has since vented his spleen at the judge, earning a rare rebuke from the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court.)                                               ----oooo00O00oooo----

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VA leaders announce end to all transgender-related care for vets (Military Times) Veterans Affairs officials announced Monday they will phase out all medical treatments for gender dysphoria, including hormone therapy and any surgical options for transgender veterans. Read More

DOD leadership firings spark concerns over support for female officers (Defense News) In the two months since President Donald Trump returned to the White House, his administration has cleared the military of most of its top female ranking officers, disappointing many women veterans and active-duty personnel. Read More

Highest-ranking Black Medal of Honor recipient erased in Pentagon DEI purge (Military.com) The latest casualty in the Department of Defense's sweep of all things related to diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) is Charles Calvin Rogers, a Black Army officer who received the Medal of Honor for his gallant defense of a firebase near South Vietnam's border with Cambodia in 1968. He'd spent his entire career challenging discrimination in the Army. Read More

Fired veterans call widespread Trump and Musk federal job cuts a betrayal of their service (Military.com) Veterans who were fired from the federal workforce in the wave of the Trump administration job cuts called their dismissals a betrayal of their service to the nation in uniform and in the civil service, according to a report from the Disabled American Veterans service organization. Read More