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Trump signs order to revise Pentagon’s policy on transgender troops

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Newest development Jan 29, 2025 · 3 reportsThe thin evidence behind Trump’s new ban on trans service members

Trump on Monday also ordered troops to be reinstated who had left voluntarily or been booted for refusing COVID-19 vaccines, among other changes.

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  1. Trump plans executive orders on military related to DEI, transgender troops and vaccines

    Headline from NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth ·

  2. Names this update

    Trump signs order to revise Pentagon’s policy on transgender troops

    Headline from Military Times ·

  3. Newest

    The thin evidence behind Trump’s new ban on trans service members

    Headline from Vox ·

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  1. NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth

    Trump plans executive orders on military related to DEI, transgender troops and vaccines (opens NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth)

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    NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth's feed description

    President Donald Trump already signed a flurry of executive orders aimed to reshape U.S. policy on trade, immigration and citizenship, federal hiring and more.

  2. NBC News

    Trump expected to sign executive order barring transgender people from military service (opens NBC News)

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    NBC News's feed description

    President Donald Trump is expected to sign executive orders Monday that aim to restrict transgender people’s military service and crack down on diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives in the military.

  3. Sioux City Journal

    New Trump orders expected on transgender troops, COVID (opens Sioux City Journal)

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    Sioux City Journal's feed description

    Trump was expected to sign a flurry of executive orders Monday, including to reinstate troops booted for refusing vaccines, assess transgender forces and outline rollbacks in diversity programs.

  4. Forbes

    Trump Expected To Sign Executive Orders Banning DEI, Transgender Service Members From Military (opens Forbes)

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    The order would also reinstate service members who were fired for refusing to be vaccinated with back pay.

  5. ABC 7 San Francisco

    Trump expected to sign military executive orders relating to vaccines, transgender policies (opens ABC 7 San Francisco)

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    ABC 7 San Francisco's feed description

    President Donald Trump will sign two executive orders relating to the military, a White House official confirmed to ABC News.

  6. Philadelphia Inquirer

    New Trump orders on transgender troops, COVID, and more are expected on Hegseth’s first day as defense secretary (opens Philadelphia Inquirer)

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    Philadelphia Inquirer's feed description

    Trump tried to impose a ban on transgender troops during his first term, but it was tangled up in the courts for years before being overturned by Joe Biden.

  7. KTVZ Bend

    Trump signs executive orders to reshape the military, including banning transgender troops (opens KTVZ Bend)

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    KTVZ Bend's feed description

    By Alayna Treene, Pamela Brown, Haley Britzky and Oren Liebermann, CNN (CNN) — President Donald Trump on Monday announced he had signed four executive orders that will reshape the military, including banning transgender service members from serving in the US armed forces; gutting the military’s dive…

  8. CNN

    Trump expected to sign executive orders Monday that would reshape the military, including banning transgender troops (opens CNN)

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    President Donald Trump on Monday is expected to sign three executive orders that would reshape the military, including banning transgender service members from serving in the US armed forces, gutting the military’s Diversity, Equity and Inclusion programs, and reinstating service members with backpa…

  9. The Hill

    Trump to sign executive order banning transgender people from military service (opens The Hill)

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    The Hill's feed description

    President Trump will sign an executive order Monday barring transgender troops from serving openly in the military, aiming to reverse LGBTQ policies from the Biden administration.

  10. New York Post

    Exclusive | Trump to ink new executive orders today banning transgender service members, military DEI programs (opens New York Post)

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    New York Post's feed description

    President Trump will sign two executive orders Monday to prohibit transgender service members and eliminate Diversity, Equity and Inclusion programs from the military, The Post has learned.

  11. NPR

    Trump issues order to ban transgender troops from serving openly in the military (opens NPR)

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    The executive order speaks of transgender identity in sweeping and dismissive terms, and sets the stage for a policy that is more restrictive and punitive than the ban from Trump's first term.

  12. Herald Bulletin

    Trump signs an order to revise the Pentagon’s policy on transgender troops (opens Herald Bulletin)

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    Herald Bulletin's feed description

    President Donald Trump has signed a flurry of executive orders focused on the military. One directs Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth to revise the Pentagon’s policy on transgender troops, likely setting

  13. MyNorthwest

    The Latest: Trump signs order that likely sets in motion a future ban on transgender troops (opens MyNorthwest)

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    MyNorthwest's feed description

    President Donald Trump has signed a flurry of executive orders focused on the military, including one that directs Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth to revise

  14. Breitbart News

    Transgender Lawmaker Bashes Expected Trump Executive Order on Trans Servicemembers (opens Breitbart News)

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    A transgender lawmaker has argued that Trump's expected executive order to ban trans servicemembers “will only make our military less ready.”

  15. Military Times

    Trump signs order to revise Pentagon’s policy on transgender troops (opens Military Times)

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    Trump on Monday also ordered troops to be reinstated who had left voluntarily or been booted for refusing COVID-19 vaccines, among other changes.

  16. The Washington Free Beacon

    Die, DEI: Trump Signs Executive Order Banning 'Woke' Program in Military (opens The Washington Free Beacon)

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    The Washington Free Beacon's feed description

    President Donald Trump on Monday signed an executive order that abolishes diversity, equity, and inclusion programs in the military.

  17. CBS News

    Trump signs executive orders for military, focusing on transgender service members, COVID, diversity (opens CBS News)

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    CBS News's feed description

    President Trump signed executive orders that could reshape the management and composition of the U.S. military.

  18. Delaware Public Media

    Trump signs executive order taking aim at DEI programs in the military (opens Delaware Public Media)

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    Delaware Public Media's feed description

    Trump said the diversity programs discourage merit and leadership, and discriminate on the basis of race and sex. The directive was among a series of orders that seeks to reshape the U.S. military.

  19. News West 9

    Trump signs flurry of military executive orders on Pete Hegseth's first day as defense secretary (opens News West 9)

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    News West 9's feed description

    Trump had tried to impose a ban on transgender troops during his first term, but it was tangled up in the courts before being overturned by then-President Joe Biden.

  20. The Boston Globe

    Trump says he’ll sign orders on transgender troops, COVID, and more as Hegseth starts 1st day (opens The Boston Globe)

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    The Boston Globe's feed description

    President Trump said Monday he will sign a flurry of executive orders focused on the military, including to reinstate troops booted for refusing COVID-19 vaccines and remove “transgender ideology” from the force, just as Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth began his first day on the job.

  21. The Boston Globe

    Trump signs executive order that likely sets in motion a future ban on transgender troops (opens The Boston Globe)

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    The Boston Globe's feed description

    Trump had tried to impose a ban on transgender troops during his first term, but it was tangled up in the courts for years before being overturned by then-president Joe Biden shortly after he took office.

  22. Washington Examiner

    Trump lays groundwork to ax thousands of transgender troops (opens Washington Examiner)

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    Washington Examiner's feed description

    President Donald Trump signed an executive order that, in effect, bans transgender people from serving in the U.S. military.

  23. The Hill

    5 takeaways on Trump’s order on transgender military service (opens The Hill)

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    The Hill's feed description

    President Trump on Monday signed an executive order effectively barring transgender people from serving openly in the military, renewing a policy he first began implementing in 2017 during his first term.

  24. Deutsche Welle

    Trump signs order seeking to ban transgender troops – DW (opens Deutsche Welle)

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    Deutsche Welle's feed description

    US President Donald Trump has signed an executive order to revise the Pentagon's policy on transgender troops, among other things. The move seeks a ban on transgender people serving in the military.

  25. NPR

    Trump has issued a number of orders affecting the military. Here's what they do (opens NPR)

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    NPR's feed description

    President Trump signed a number of new executive orders Monday night aimed at the U.S. military. Here is a breakdown what he signed.

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