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Trump announced the dismissal of Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Charles Q. Brown, replacing him with retired Air Force Lt. Gen. John Dan “Razin” Caine, while Hegseth confirmed the firing of Adm. Lisa Franchetti, Gen. James Slife, and revealed plans to replace the Judge Advocates General for the Army, Navy, and Air Force.
Congressman Glenn Grothman of Wisconsin faced significant criticism from a hostile crowd at a town hall in his district over Musk-related spending cuts and concerns about Medicaid.
Trump said, "Elon is doing a great job, but I would like to see him get more aggressive. Remember, we have a country to save, but ultimately, to make greater than ever before. MAGA!"
SCOTUS declined, for now, to let Trump oust the head of a federal whistleblower protection agency, marking his first loss at the Court this term, allowing the official to remain in the job until at least Wednesday.
The DOJ confirmed it had filed a misconduct complaint against a DC federal judge over her handling of recent hearings in litigation regarding Trump's effort to bar trans troops from serving in the US military.
A Maryland federal judge largely granted an injunction blocking Trump's action to cut off federal funding to programs involving diversity, equity, and inclusion.
A Virginia federal judge denied an injunction that was seeking to broadly halt DOGE and Musk access to systems with personal and financial information at the Treasury Department.
But, on the same day, a New York federal judge granted an injunction to extend an earlier order restricting DOGE's access at Treasury, but declined to block some of their other work there.
The former leader of the Proud Boys, Enrique Tarrio, who was recently pardoned by Trump, was arrested by U.S. Capitol Police for assaulting a protester.
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