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Every year, Congress must pass the federal defense policy bill known as the National Defense Authorization Act. The annual bill proposes policy for the Department of Defense and guides the military ...
On this date in history: In 1896, the U.S. Supreme Court handed down the Plessy vs. Ferguson decision that determined "separate but equal" racial policies are constitutional. While the ruling was ...
HENDERSON, Ky. (WEHT) – U.S. Senators Rand Paul (R-Ky.), Ron Wyden (D-Or.) and Cynthia Lummis (R-Wy.) introduced a bill on Thursday that aims to end the Selective Service. The Military Selective ...
U.S. service members – Photo: Scandinavian Backlash, via Unsplash. The U.S. Selective Service says that transgender women must still register for the military draft, regardless of whether they have ...
Whether the Military Selective Service Act, which allows the President to require young people to register for the draft only if they are men, discriminates on the basis of sex. On January 8, 2021, ...
On this date in history: In 1896, the U.S. Supreme Court handed down the Plessy vs. Ferguson decision that determined "separate but equal" racial policies are constitutional. While the ruling was ...