Navy Secretary Phelan Fired Over Shipbuilding Fight With Hegseth as Civilian Command Erosion Hardens
Phelan's ouster is not a staffing footnote but a budget-doctrine decision about what kind of war machine Washington intends to fund in FY26.
Politics
Ohio Data-Center Ballot Enters Week Five With Sixty-Eight Days Left and No Running Count
The petition drive is one week further in, sixty-eight days to July 1, and the running signature count remains a figure nobody has published.
Six Days to the FISA Cliff and the Senate Has Scheduled Nothing
The April 30 Section 702 expiration is now six days out, the floor calendar is empty, and the rebel caucus has not moved.
Hegseth Impeachment Dormant on Day Ten as Stars and Stripes Ombudsman Is Evicted
The impeachment vehicle is frozen, the Pentagon appealed the press-access ruling, and the Stars and Stripes ombudsman was evicted without notice.
Schedule F Reaches Day Eight as McMahon Tour Outlasts Office Return
Day Eight delivered more tour optics and no major legal interruption, keeping implementation pace ahead of organized resistance.
Pentagon Press Access Case Reaches Day Seven Nearing Appellate Window
With district-court pressure intact, the Pentagon's practical next move is appellate timing as the filing window narrows.