Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has directed the Department of Defense (DOD) to start removing transgender troops from the military in early June if they do not exit voluntarily, according to a new ...

The Trump administration said it is moving quickly to purge the military of about 1,000 service members who have ...

WASHINGTON — The military services scrambled Friday to nail down details and put together new guidance to start removing ...

The move is another setback for Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, who has made culture war issues a major part of his role.

Hegseth’s announcement comes two days after the Supreme Court ruled in favor of the Trump administration and restored the ...

Defense officials say military commanders will be told to identify troops in their units who are transgender or have gender ...

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has directed the department to start moving out transgender members of the military as early as next month. The Trump administration’s policy has faced legal ...

Under the new guidelines, active duty troops will have until June 6 to voluntarily identify themselves to the department.

Hegseth’s announcement comes two days ... Former President Joe Biden later scrapped the policy. Seven transgender military service members and one aspiring service member — backed by the ...

When Trump took office again this year, he directed Hegseth to revise the Pentagon’s policy on transgender troops. In late February, Pentagon leaders ordered the services to set up procedures to ...