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This is atrocious! The wife of one veteran wanted her husband to be evaluated, fearing his cancer may have spread, and sought a radiology appointment last year with the Department of Veterans Affairs. She made “multiple phone calls that went to voicemail,” last March and received “no follow-up within the promised 24 hours,” according to the VA’s chief watchdog. That incident is just one documented by investigators with the VA’s inspector general’s office who are trying to get to the bottom of a longstanding complaint from the nation’s veterans: They can’t get through to their health care providers on the phone.
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The House Oversight Committee is preparing their questions for the deposition of the security guard who was on duty the night Jeffrey Epstein died. Rep. Robert Garcia (D-CA), ranking member of the House Oversight Committee, joins Alex Witt to share what he hopes to learn in that testimony and to discuss a Washington Post report that a former DOGE engineer is accused of trying to take and sell Social Security data to a private company.
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The U.S. Navy Independence class Littoral Combat Ships (LCS) USS Tulsa and USS Santa Barbara, which are configured for minesweeping duties, have appeared in port in Malaysia. Both of these ships were last known to be forward-deployed in the Middle East, having arrived in Bahrain in the past year or so to take the place of a group of now-decommissioned Avenger class mine hunters. Now, as Iranian attacks on commercial ships have caused a virtual halt to maritime traffic through the highly strategic Strait of Hormuz, these ships have emerged thousands of miles away. The extent to which Iran has seeded naval mines in the Strait already is unclear, but this remains a huge threat to the future security of the waterway and will have to be taken into account in any future effort to reopen this critical waterway.
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President Donald Trump, convinced that Iran would quickly bend to any U.S. pressure, repeatedly ignored his general’s warnings about Iran crippling a crucial oil shipping lane. Gen. Dan Caine, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, repeatedly warned Trump that Iran would likely disrupt the Strait of Hormuz in response to a U.S. attack, according to a new report in the Wall Street Journal. In several briefings, Caine warned the president that Iran would send missiles and drones to the area.
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WASHINGTON — Amid the strain of extended deployments, the Navy told Breaking Defense it has officially decided to keep its oldest active aircraft carrier in the water a little longer, prolonging the service life of the USS Nimitz to March 2027. A service official revealed the change late Friday, pushing back previous plans to mothball the ship this May.
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A hearing is set for next month to address the issue. What we know: The U.S. Attorney's Office in Minnesota, facing staffing challenges, has brought in military lawyers, known as Judge Advocate General (JAG) attorneys, to help with both civil and criminal cases. Some of these attorneys, including one without prior federal court experience, have faced challenges, including being held in contempt. However, their involvement in prosecuting civilian criminal cases has sparked concern among some former military lawyers.
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Since returning to office, donald trump has repeatedly alienated some of the United States's staunchest allies, whether through his tariff policies or even calls to take over countries like Greenland. In the UK, the leader of the Liberal Democrats — the country’s third-biggest party in parliament — is calling on their Prime Minister to urge King Charles to cancel his upcoming state visit to the U.S. next month as a result of the ongoing war. Sir Ed Davey, leader of the Liberal Democrats Party, joins “The Weekend” to discuss.
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trump loses again in court... In a 29-page opinion, Judge Melissa R. Dubose wrote that the union, the American Federation of Government Workers National V.A. Council, had made clear that the termination of the contract was retaliatory — and therefore in violation of the First Amendment — given the opposition to the Trump administration’s labor policies mounted by the union’s umbrella group, the American Federation of Government Employees.
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commander-in-chief has no regard for our troops | Letter - Navy Mom
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VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. — A former Navy chief petty officer has been sentenced to 35 years in prison for conspiracy to produce child sexual abuse material and enticement of a minor to engage in sexual activity. The sentence was handed down Wednesday in U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia.
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hedgehog keeps making things up in his head... He said he had directed the service secretaries, through their general counsels, judge advocate generals (JAGs) and the staff judge advocate to the commandant “to execute a ruthless, no-excuses review.” “Scrub it clean, cut duplication and bureaucracy, clarify roles and reporting. No more moral ambiguity,” according to Hegseth.
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WASHINGTON, March 12 (Reuters) - Two U.S. sailors were injured after the USS Gerald Ford suffered a non-combat-related fire on board, the U.S. military said on Thursday. The Ford carrier, the United States' newest aircraft carrier and the world's largest, is taking part in operations against Iran and currently located in the Red Sea.
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Documents detailing FBI interviews with a Jeffrey Epstein victim who accused President Donald Trump of sexually abusing her when she was 13 are being kept under wraps. More than three dozen pages remain missing, according to an NPR analysis, including “files related to allegations that President Trump sexually abused a minor.”
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An Iranian drone attack in Kuwait that killed six U.S. service members in the early hours of the war with Iran was more severe than has previously been revealed, with dozens suffering injuries including brain trauma, shrapnel wounds and burns, multiple sources told CBS News. At least one may require the amputation of a limb.
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CFL/ACFLs, Update: PRIMS Training Courses (e.g. CFL, ACFL, Read-Only) Available. The issue with the PRIMS training courses has been corrected.
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CFL/ACFLs, Updated PRP FAQ (MAR 2026).