Navy Secretary Is Out, Pentagon Says

John Phelan is leaving the Pentagon and the Trump administration after months of infighting with senior Pentagon leaders.

By Greg Jaffe, Eric Schmitt and Helene Cooper

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US may extend $500mn in rescue funding to Spirit Airlines

Money would come with equity warrants that could make government majority owner of struggling discount carrier

US Secretary of the Navy to leave office 'immediately'

The Pentagon announcement came on Wednesday without an explanation for John Phelan's sudden exit. It follows the removal of the top US Army officer and two other senior officers earlier this month, raising concerns about the politicization of the US military.

Former congressman Devin Nunes departs as CEO of Trump media company

The onetime lawmaker is leaving Trump Media & Technology, which operates the social media platform Truth Social.

By Amy B Wang

Pentagon says navy secretary is leaving, marking another top leader’s departure

Exit of John Phelan, navy’s top civilian official, comes a week after Pete Hegseth fired army’s top officer The Pentagon announced on Wednesday that the navy’s top civilian official, John Phelan, the secretary of the navy, is leaving his job. In a statement posted to social media, Sean Parnell, a Pentagon spokesperson, said Phelan was “departing the administration, effective immediately” Continue reading...

By Guardian staff and agencies

Trump administration delays rule aimed at improving disability access in schools

Schools, colleges and other public institutions originally had until this week to make online content accessible to people with disabilities. Now, the Justice Department has delayed that deadline.

By Jonaki Mehta

US Treasury Secretary Bessent says Gulf, Asian allies request swap lines

Bessent pushed back on allegations that Trump family's financial ties with UAE are driving decision to offer swap line.

Navy secretary departs immediately as undersecretary takes over in acting role

Navy Secretary John C. Phelan departs the administration effective immediately. Undersecretary Hung Cao will serve as acting secretary of the Navy.

U.S. Navy Secretary John Phelan leaving Trump administration: Pentagon

Secretary of the Navy John Phelan is leaving the Trump administration "effective immediately," a spokesman for the Department of Defense said.

Trump’s top Navy official out, with US still locked in war with Iran

US Secretary of the Navy John Phelan will leave office “immediately,” the Pentagon announced Wednesday, without providing an explanation for the sudden exit. Phelan’s departure follows the removal of top US Army officer general Randy George and two other senior officers earlier this month, at a time when the United States is locked in a war with Iran that still remains unresolved. Phelan “is departing the administration, effective immediately”, Pentagon spokesman Sean Parnell said in a statem...

By Agence France-Presse

Spirit Airlines may get a bailout. What’s in it for U.S. taxpayers?

Ailing Spirit Airlines was hoping to emerge from bankruptcy in the next few months. The government may lend it a helping hand sooner.

By Claudia Assis

Navy Secretary to depart Trump administration ‘immediately’ as US wages war in Iran

‘We are grateful to Secretary Phelan for his service,’ a Pentagon spokesperson said

By Brendan Rascius

John Phelan: Why Navy Secretary quit? 5 things on Hung Cao, his replacement

Navy Secretary John Phelan, the top civilian official in the US Navy has quit, the Pentagon announced on Wednesday and Hung Cao will act as interim secretary.

US Navy Secretary Quits Trump Administration Amid Hormuz Blockade

The Pentagon announced Wednesday that the Navy's top civilian official, Secretary of the Navy John Phelan, is leaving his job.

Trump FCC Launches New Look Into TV Ratings System, Singling Out Gender Identity Issues “Included Or Promoted” In Children’s Programs

The FCC has launched a new inquiry into the TV ratings system, including whether issues of gender identity are being included in children’s programming without flagging that content to parents. The proceeding, announced on Wednesday, is the latest scrutiny that the agency’s chairman, Brendan Carr, has placed on program content. In responding to Donald Trump’s […]

By Ted Johnson

Our anti-HIV jab will be rolled out in six weeks. But funding cuts hollowed out the system needed to deliver it

The uptake of the once-every-six-month HIV prevention jab lenacapavir (LEN) in South Africa will be heavily affected by the Trump administration’s funding cuts to the country, a new report has found. Researchers conducted in-depth interviews with doctors, nurses, peer counsellors, transgender and young people, sex workers, gay and bisexual men and government health workers with personal experience of the funding cuts in Cape Town and Johannesburg

By Eyaaz

Trump Admin Nears Possible Rescue Deal For Spirit Airlines As 14,000 Jobs At Risk

Trump Admin Nears Possible Rescue Deal For Spirit Airlines As 14,000 Jobs At Risk The Wall Street Journal reports that the Trump administration is nearing a rescue deal for bankrupt Spirit Airlines that could include up to a $500 million loan in exchange for warrants that would give the federal government a potentially large equity stake. The WSJ noted that the Transportation and Commerce Departments are involved in talks to help save struggling Spirit, which faces the risk of...

By Tyler Durden