She was forced to retire for being trans. Now, Virginia’s redistricting fight ended her congressional dreams

Virginia Democrats’ chaotic redistricting battle has claimed one of the party’s most closely watched congressional campaigns. Retired Space Force Colonel Bree Fram, the highest-ranking out transgender officer in the U.S. military, announced Wednesday that she is ending her bid for Congress after the state’s Supreme Court threw out newly drawn congressional maps weeks before early…

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Donald Trump threatens genocide in Iran: ‘A whole civilization will die tonight’

President Donald Trump said Tuesday morning that “a whole civilization will die tonight,” escalating his rhetoric against Iran as the United States increases pressure on Tehran.

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“I don’t want that to happen, but it probably will,” Trump wrote in a Truth Social post, adding that…

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Backlash grows after Pete Hegseth alters military general promotions list

Criticism is mounting after Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth intervened in a routine military promotion process, removing four officers from a list of candidates recommended for elevation to one-star general. Critics say it breaks with longstanding norms and raises concerns about bias.

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Former Air Force secretary endorses decorated trans retired colonel running for Congress in Virginia

U.S. Space Force veteran Bree Fram has earned two key endorsements in the race to represent northern Virginia in Congress.

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Fram announced Sunday that Frank Kendall, former secretary of the U.S. Air Force under President Joe Biden, endorsed her congressional run. On…

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Retired Space Force colonel warns Trump’s Iran strikes are ‘reckless adventurism and distraction’

**Update:**Pete Buttigieg & Robert Garcia join chorus of leaders condemning Donald Trump’s ‘war of choice’ with Iran

In an 8-minute video posted to Truth Social at 2:30 a.m. Saturday, President Donald Trump announced that, without the approval of Congress, the United States had begun “major combat operations in Iran,” declaring that Tehran “will never have a nuclear weapon” and urging…

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Space Force colonel running for Congress slams Trump for making SOTU Medal of Honor awards ‘about himself’

Bree Fram, a retired Space Force officer and Democratic candidate for Congress in Virginia, delivered a blistering response to President Donald Trump’s more than 100-minute State of the Union address Tuesday night, accusing him of offering “delusion, division, and distraction” instead of solutions and arguing that Virginians deserve leaders who will “fight back” for everyday families.

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