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Trump targets Board of Visitors for Army, Air Force, Navy, Coast Guard academies

President Trump on Monday moved to dismiss the Board of Visitors for four military service academies, claiming the groups that help oversee student life and academic programs at the prestigious schools had been “infiltrated” by “woke” ideology. “Our Service Academies have been infiltrated by Woke Leftist Ideologues over the last four years,” Trump wrote on Truth Social. “I have ordered the immediate dismissal of the Board of …

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Support slips for openly transgender service members: Gallup

A new Gallup poll found support among Americans for transgender individuals serving in the military has decreased to 58 percent, down from 71 percent in 2019 and 66 percent in 2021. The survey was conducted around the time President Trump implemented two executive orders last month to reinstate a ban on openly transgender military personnel. The decline in support for transgender individuals serving in the military is primarily …

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On Our Radar

Upcoming things we’re watching on our beat:

NATO Defense Ministers meet for two days at NATO Headquarters in Brussels, Belgium beginning Thursday.
The 61st Munich Security Conference will be held Friday through Sunday in Munich, Germany.

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Branch out with a different read from The Hill:

Senate tees up final vote on Tulsi Gabbard nomination to be nation’s intelligence chief

The Senate voted largely along party lines Monday evening to advance Tulsi Gabbard’s nomination to serve as President Trump’s director of national intelligence (DNI), putting her on a glide path to confirmation later this week. The 52-46 vote brings the Senate’s two-month debate over Gabbard’s …

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On Tap Tomorrow

Events in and around the defense world:

A House Homeland Security subcommittee will hold a hearing on “Examining the PRC’s Strategic Port Investments in the Western Hemisphere and the Implications for Homeland Security, Part I,” at 10 a.m.

What We’re Reading

News we’ve flagged from other outlets:

Army, Navy remove web pages highlighting women’s military service (Military Times)
US officials are bound for Europe for top-level talks on Ukraine (The Associated Press)

Trending Today

Two key stories on The Hill right now:

6 hidden messages in Kendrick Lamar’s Super Bowl performance

Kendrick Lamar’s Super Bowl halftime performance is growing in viewership hours after the big game, gaining more 11 million views since it aired Sunday … Read more

What to know about the possibility of Trump serving a third term

Murmurs from President Trump and his allies have stirred up questions of the incumbent possibly seeking a third term in office, even as he’s currently … Read more

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