WAR (Matthew Olay) - Hegseth Authorizes Off-Duty Service Members to Carry Private Firearms on Installations
Secretary of War Pete Hegseth signed a memorandum directing military installation commanders to allow War Department personnel to request to carry privately owned firearms while in their nonofficial duty capacity on DOW property within the United States.
NEWSNATIONNOW (Max Rego) - CDC pauses diagnostic testing for rabies, other infectious diseases
Since HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. took office, the CDC has downsized significantly.
NEWSNATIONNOW (Ryan Mancini) - US embassy in Iraq warns Americans to 'leave now' as Middle East strikes intensify
"Terrorist militias have targeted Americans for kidnapping. U.S. citizens should leave Iraq now."
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NEWSNATIONNOW (Ashleigh Fields) - Trump suggests states raise taxes to pay for child care, says government can't afford it
The federal government spends around $30 billion per year on child care.
NEWSNATIONNOW (Sean Noone) - Artemis II: Tracking the journey day by day
It’s humanity’s first lunar voyage in more than half a century and the thrilling leadoff in NASA’s push toward a landing in two years.
NYTIMES (Jeffrey Toobin) - The Singular Failure of Pam Bondi
The core of Mr. Trump’s dissatisfaction with the attorney general was apparently her failure to serve his need for revenge against his enemies.
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ABCNEWS - Hegseth asked Army Chief of Staff Gen. Randy George to step down: Sources
Hegseth asked him to retire immediately, according to sources.
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ABCNEWS - Blake Lively's lawsuit against Justin Baldoni gutted by judge
The trial in Lively's suit against Baldoni and Wayfarer Studios was set to begin May 18.
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WASHINGTONPOST (Dan Lamothe, Tara Copp) - Hegseth forces out Army’s top general
Gen. Randy George’s ouster is the latest in a series of clashes between the Pentagon chief and the service’s senior leadership, and comes amid the ongoing war in Iran.