UPI: U.S. Naval Academy library lists 381 ‘DEI’ books removed
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth last week ordered the Naval Academy to review its titles listings and remove books that promote DEI, U.S. officials told the Navy Times.
Academy officials identified nearly 900 books for review and afterward compiled a llst of 381 books that it removed.
Among the titles removed are, “How to be an antiracist” by Ibram X. Kendi, “Uncomfortable conversations with a black man” by Emmanuel Acho and “Why didn’t we riot?: a Black man in Trumpland” by Issac J. Bailey.
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Other books and materials were removed by the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, the Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs and the Naval Academy in Annapolis, Md.
Among those removed were books and materials discussing women who served during the Civil War, website discussions of Kristin Griest, who was the first woman to complete the Army’s Ranger School, and lessons discussing the Tuskegee Airmen’s and Women’s Airforce Service Pilots' services duringWorld War II.
Some of the removed items and online content have been returned.
UPI: Reports: DOJ suspends lawyer who argued case of mistakenly deported man
Erez Reuveni, who has worked for the Justice Department for nearly 15 years, spoke Friday before U.S. District Judge Paula Xinis regarding the issue of Kilmar Abrego García. The Salvadoran immigrant, who is married to a U.S. citizen, was sent by the Trump administration to a notorious mega-prison in El Salvador last month.
“We have nothing to say on the merits. We concede he should not have been removed to El Salvador,” Reuveni told the court at the Friday hearing, according to court documents obtained by UPI.
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Reuveni, the acting deputy director for the Office of Immigration Litigation, has been placed on indefinite paid leave over his failure to “zealously advocate” for the government of the United States, anonymous sources told ABC News, the Washington Post, and Politico. United Press International could not independently confirm the suspension.
“At my direction, every Department of Justice attorney is required to zealously advocate on behalf of the United States,” Attorney General Pam Bondi said in a statement Saturday to ABC News. “Any attorney who fails to abide by this direction will face consequences.”
Reuveni’s supervisor, August Flentje, has also been placed on administrative leave for “failure to supervise a subordinate,” the reports said.
NYT: Kennedy Attends Funeral in Texas of Girl Who Died of Measles
The child died of “measles pulmonary failure,” according to records obtained by The New York Times. The hospital, part of UMC Health System, confirmed the death later on Sunday, adding that the girl was unvaccinated and had no underlying health conditions.
Last Updated: 06.Apr.2025 19:30 EDT
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