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The main reason for this appears to be the removal of the most contentious policy issues within the new bill that some senators were reportedly looking to contest, such as the banning of Transgender Troops and the delicate situation in North Korea.

* Wilmer and Foley Hoag seek documents to prove the Family Research Council and the Heritage Foundation drove the administration's decision to ban transgender troops — since we know the general serving as Secretary of Defense wasn't pushing it.

«We've got to be RINOs — Republicans in Need of Outcomes,» Sen. Thom TillisThomas (Thom) Roland TillisOvernight Defense: Over 500 amendments proposed for defense bill Measures address transgender troops, Yemen war Trump taps acting VA chief as permanent secretary Trump to nominate acting VA secretary to lead department Dem urges House Oversight to subpoena Cambridge Analytica MORE (R-N.C.)

On Tuesday, Florida GOP Reps. Carlos CurbeloCarlos Luis CurbeloAnti - Maduro Venezuelans not unlike anti-Castro Cubans of yore Farm bill revolt could fuel Dreamer push Three Republicans join climate change caucus MORE and Ileana Ros - LehtinenIleana Carmen Ros - LehtinenOvernight Defense: Over 500 amendments proposed for defense bill Measures address transgender troops, Yemen war Trump taps acting VA chief as permanent secretary Defense bill amendment would protect open transgender military service Tensions on immigration erupt in the House GOP MORE called on Pruitt to resign or be fired.

New York Governor Andrew Cuomo is condemning President Donald Trump's latest ban on transgender troops.

The fear that Trump will fire Mueller from leading the probe into possible collusion between the Trump campaign and Russia has caused fear among Democrats for months, but gained new traction on Friday when Rep. Jackie SpeierKaren (Jackie) Lorraine Jacqueline SpeierOvernight Defense: Over 500 amendments proposed for defense bill Measures address transgender troops, Yemen war Trump taps acting VA chief as permanent secretary Defense bill amendment would protect open transgender military service Navy to stop announcing names of officials fired for misconduct: report MORE (D - Calif.)

The flap has prompted an ethics complaint from local officials and has seemed to buoy Honda's challenger, former Commerce Department official Ro KhannaRohit (Ro) KhannaOvernight Defense: Over 500 amendments proposed for defense bill Measures address transgender troops, Yemen war Trump taps acting VA chief as permanent secretary Lawmakers seek to limit US involvement in Yemen's civil war Freshman lawmakers introduce congressional term limits proposal MORE.

A federal judge in Washington, DC, issued a preliminary inunction that suspends Trump's memo banning transgender troops from serving in the military — a ban that was slated to take effect next year — dealing a blow to an administration that claimed transgender service members hampered troop readiness.

A federal judge temporarily blocked a White House policy barring military service by transgender troops, ruling that it was based on «disapproval of transgender people generally.»

In a sign that leadership expected the vote in the House to be tight, sources told The Hill on Thursday evening that Defense Secretary James MattisJames Norman MattisOvernight Defense: Over 500 amendments proposed for defense bill Measures address transgender troops, Yemen war Trump taps acting VA chief as permanent secretary Defense bill amendment would protect open transgender military service Overnight Defense: Senate confirms Haspel as CIA chief Trump offers Kim «protections» if he gives up nukes Dem amendments target Trump military parade MORE was calling members urging them to support the agreement.

The letter, which was published Friday with 45 signatures, urges Mattis not to impose a ban on transgender troops in the military — at least until he's completed a thorough internal review.

«The damage from Hurricanes Harvey, Irma and Maria alone are responsible for approximately $ 265.0 billion of the $ 306.2 billion,» Adam SmithDavid (Adam) Adam SmithOvernight Defense: Over 500 amendments proposed for defense bill Measures address transgender troops, Yemen war Trump taps acting VA chief as permanent secretary Congress, Trump eye new agency to invest in projects overseas Overnight Defense: House panel passes 6B defense bill What's in the bill and what didn't make the cut Pentagon details «failures» in Niger operation Trump, Kim meeting set MORE, an economist at NOAA, wrote in a blog post.

«There's no one that can talk about this with any degree of knowledge if you weren't in the Gang of 8, because we haven't seen the documents,» said committee member Jackie SpeierKaren (Jackie) Lorraine Jacqueline SpeierOvernight Defense: Over 500 amendments proposed for defense bill Measures address transgender troops, Yemen war Trump taps acting VA chief as permanent secretary Defense bill amendment would protect open transgender military service Navy to stop announcing names of officials fired for misconduct: report MORE (D - Calif.)

Secretary of State Mike PompeoMichael (Mike) Richard PompeoTrump nominates Pacific Command head as ambassador to South Korea Pompeo called to White House after meeting with Bolton, Haley canceled Overnight Defense: Over 500 amendments proposed for defense bill Measures address transgender troops, Yemen war Trump taps acting VA chief as permanent secretary MORE on Tuesday vowed to put «the interests of the American people first» in his first tweets as the nation's top diplomat.

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While no senators have done so, communications director Adam SmithDavid (Adam) Adam SmithOvernight Defense: Over 500 amendments proposed for defense bill Measures address transgender troops, Yemen war Trump taps acting VA chief as permanent secretary Congress, Trump eye new agency to invest in projects overseas Overnight Defense: House panel passes 6B defense bill What's in the bill and what didn't make the cut Pentagon details «failures» in Niger operation Trump, Kim meeting set MORE said the group's effort helped highlight the role DeVos's money has played in politics.

I think we ought to move on,» said Sen. Jon TesterJonathan (Jon) TesterOvernight Defense: Over 500 amendments proposed for defense bill Measures address transgender troops, Yemen war Trump taps acting VA chief as permanent secretary Not only do we need to support veterans, but their caregivers, too Trump Jr. prepares to hit the campaign trail ahead of midterms MORE (D - Mont.).

President Donald Trump's directive Friday formally reinstituted a ban on transgender troops serving that was lifted last year.

It appears the president's tweet was motivated by an internal House Republican fight over transgender troops that was threatening to blow up a spending bill stacked with Trump campaign promises — including money to build his border wall with Mexico.

Five transgender people serving in the United States military sued Trump and top Pentagon officials, asking that transgender troops be allowed to stay in the military.

A pair of advocacy groups said they're going to court to overturn the Trump administration's ban on transgender troops serving in the military, in the latest legal assault on the controversial directive.

There's a chance more GOP challengers join Ward, including Reps. David SchweikertDavid SchweikertRepublican candidate favored in Arizona special House election Ryan leaves legacy of tax cuts and deficits Paul Ryan's successor must embrace the House Freedom Caucus MORE and Paul GosarPaul Anthony GosarOvernight Defense: Over 500 amendments proposed for defense bill Measures address transgender troops, Yemen war Trump taps acting VA chief as permanent secretary Arizona GOP tinkers with election rules with an eye on McCain's seat Some doubt McCarthy or Scalise will ever lead House GOP MORE, or state Treasurer Jeff DeWit, a Trump ally who served as his campaign's operating officer.

His push to reverse the Obama - era policy allowing transgender troops to serve openly has been controversial.

Estimates of the number of transgender troops in the service vary widely.

Just last week, Mattis suggested he was open to the possibility of allowing some transgender troops to remain in uniform.

Officials said Friday that the chiefs believe the extra half - year would give the four military services time to gauge if currently serving transgender troops are facing problems and what necessary changes the military bases might have to make.

The military services have various ways of counting the number of transgender troops currently serving.

Military leaders also want to review how transgender troops are treated, if they're discriminated against or have had disciplinary problems, the officials said.

The second-most senior officer in the Royal Navy, Second Sea Lord Vice Admiral Jonathan Woodcock, said he «will always support» transgender troops in Britain:

President Trump took to Twitter to announce that transgender people will no longer be allowed to serve in the military, reversing former President Barack Obama's administration's nixing of a ban on transgender troops.

Not exact matches

The Obama administration in June 2016 had changed longstanding policy, declaring that troops could serve openly as transgender individuals.

Since Carter's policy change, some troops — possibly a couple hundred — have openly declared their status as transgender individuals.

Senior officials in each branch of the military had in recent months voiced opposition to integrating transgender people into troops, Military Times previously reported.

Trump announced in an August memo that he intended to reverse course on a 2016 policy that allowed troops to serve openly as transgender individuals.