“Trump announced plans in June to undo the name changes of nine Army bases, ignoring the recommendations of an independent commission. Service officials found other soldiers with similar names to help justify the reversal and get around the legal restrictions. Fort Hood in Texas — originally named for Confederate General John Bell Hood, for example — was renamed for World War I Col. Robert Hood.
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Changing the base titles away from the Confederate names cost almost $40 million in 2023. Administration officials have not said how much reverting back to the controversial names has cost.
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Wright is seeking to keep numerous units operating across the country, including coal-fired plants in Michigan and Washington state, and gas- and oil-fired units in Pennsylvania. In several cases, the Energy Department issued extensions on orders to go beyond an initial 90 days. The most recent order — issued days after halting five major offshore wind projects under construction — keeps a damaged and aging coal plant operational in Colorado. The order was issued one day before the unit was slated to close permanently.
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FDA Commissioner Marty Makary, Veterans Affairs Secretary Doug Collins and members of Congress on both sides of the aisle, including Reps. Jack Bergman (R-Mich.) and Lou Correa (D-Calif.), are working with Kennedy to fast-track psychedelic medicine research.
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in July, ICE quietly adopted a policy that radically transformed the treatment of all immigrants living in the United States: Rather than the presumption that they would live freely — unless an immigration judge determined they were dangerous or likely to flee their proceedings — ICE would instead classify them as “applicants for admission,” a legal designation that requires them to be locked up without the opportunity for bond.”
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