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Trump fires chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and two other military officers

By TARA COPP and LOLITA C. BALDOR
Updated 9:30 PM CST, February 21, 2025

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump abruptly fired Air Force Gen. CQ Brown Jr. as chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff on Friday, sidelining a history-making fighter pilot and respected officer as part of a campaign led by his defense secretary to rid the military of leaders who support diversity and equity in the ranks.

The ouster of Brown, only the second Black general to serve as chairman, is sure to send shock waves through the Pentagon. His 16 months in the job had been consumed with the war in Ukraine and the expanded conflict in the Middle East.

“I want to thank General Charles ‘CQ’ Brown for his over 40 years of service to our country, including as our current Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. He is a fine gentleman and an outstanding leader, and I wish a great future for him and his family,” Trump posted on social media.

Brown’s public support of Black Lives Matter after the police killing of George Floyd had made him fodder for the administration’s wars against “wokeism” in the military. His ouster is the latest upheaval at the Pentagon, which plans to cut 5,400 civilian probationary workers starting next week and identify $50 billion in programs that could be cut next year to redirect those savings to fund Trump’s priorities. ...

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Trump's new SBA chief unleashes 'Day One' priorities to transform agency into 'golden era of prosperity'

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FIRST ON FOX: Newly-confirmed Small Business Administration (SBA) administrator Kelly Loeffler is unveiling the agency's top priorities over the next four years as she aims to work with President Trump to create a "golden era of prosperity and growth."

Loeffler, confirmed in the Senate by a 52–46 margin last week, issued a "Day One" memo on Monday outlining the top priorities for the agency that will be tasked with the directive to "carry out President Trump’s America First agenda and empower small businesses to thrive" and to become an "America...
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Kenyan police officer killed confronting gang members in Haiti

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The officer is the first casualty suffered by the Kenyan-led Multinational Security Support mission.
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Love, loss and duty: Ukraine's photojournalists share stories of war

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Moving accounts of some of the men and women behind the striking images that have encapsulated the war.
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Trump 2nd term live updates: Fired Joint Chiefs chairman posts farewell message

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President Donald Trump and members of his second administration are continuing their effort to swiftly remake the federal government.
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As federal funding dries up, states turn to opioid settlement money

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At a recent Nevada legislative committee hearing, lawmakers faced off with members of the governor's administration over how to fill gaping holes in the state's upcoming budget.

At issue: whether opioid settlement money — paid by health care companies that were sued for fueling the opioid crisis and meant to help states abate addiction — should be funneled to two counties for a safety net program, Temporary Assistance for Needy Families, which is aimed at helping low-income children and families.

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WATCH: A-Rod sinks half-court shot, winning student $10,000

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Former baseball superstar Alex Rodriguez nailed the shot at a Bucknell University basketball game, and the payday went to a lucky student.
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Bureaucracies 'cannibalizing our nation' lawmaker says, expressing empathy for federal workers facing job cuts

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As the Trump administration moves to slash thousands of government jobs, Rep. Clay Higgins, R-La., issued a message to federal workers facing joblessness, expressing empathy for their situation while also asserting that bureaucracies have been "cannibalizing" the country.

Higgins, who has served as a House lawmaker since 2017, also declared that federal workers' jobs were not more important than other Americans' private sector jobs.

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'Escape poverty': Millions more food stamp recipients required to work under new House GOP proposal

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FIRST ON FOX: House Republicans are eyeing reforms to federal benefits that would impose work requirements on a wider swath of Americans.

Rep. Dusty Johnson, R-S.D., chair of the right-wing pragmatist Main Street Caucus, is planning to introduce the "America Works Act of 2025," Fox News Digital has learned.

The bill would mandate that single, able-bodied Americans on the Supplemental Nutritional Assistance Program (SNAP) – colloquially known as food stamps – between the ages of 18 and 65 take on at least 20 hours per week of work or work-related...
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Germany's conservatives celebrate, but far right enjoy record result

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Friedrich Merz will try to form a coalition after his Christian Democrats won less than 30% of the vote.
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Love, loss and duty: Ukraine's photojournalists share stories of war

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Moving accounts of some of the men and women behind the striking images that have encapsulated the war.
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SAG Awards: Winners revealed on a glittering night in LA

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Conclave and Shogun took the top honours in film and TV while Jane Fonda accepted a lifetime achievement award
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An incendiary device explodes outside Russian Consulate in Marseille, France

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French authorities say an incendiary device has exploded outside the Russian Consulate in Marseille on the third anniversary of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine
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Trump will meet French and UK leaders as uncertainty grows about US ties to Europe

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President Donald Trump holds talks this week with French President Emmanuel Macron and British Prime Minister Keir Starmer at a moment of deep uncertainty about the future of transatlantic relations
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NY lawmaker introduces bill to ban Zyn, other flavored nicotine pouches after FDA's support of product

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A New York state lawmaker is proposing a ban on the sale of what he described as "highly addictive" flavored nicotine pouches, even after the U.S. Food and Drug Administration came out in support of the product due to data showing it can help smokers ditch cigarettes, which can cause cancer.

State Sen. Brad Hoylman-Sigal, a Democrat, said he opposes replacing cigarettes, which contain tobacco, with nicotine pouches, noting that he wants to keep the flavored pouches away from young kids.

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How a low-profile federal board could host appeals for thousands of fired government workers

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Thousands of federal workers fired in recent days by the Trump administration may be able to use an appeals process to get reinstated in their jobs — and potentially receive back pay. But the process could take months and come with future challenges from the White House.

Fired workers can appeal their terminations to the Merit Systems Protection Board, which was created in the 1970s to help ensure a merit-based employment system for the federal workforce. The obscure body consists of around 60 administrative judges who adjudicate cases brought by...
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