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US Air Force to offer military funeral honors to slain Capitol rioter – Reuters

US Air Force to offer military funeral honors to slain Capitol rioter  Reuters Jan. 6 rioter Ashli Babbitt offered full military funeral, Air Force confirms  NBC News Trump administration offers military funeral honors to Capitol rioter Ashli Babbitt  PBS US air force to grant military honors to Capitol rioter fatally shot on January 6  The Guardian Air Force grants full military honors to Ashli …

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Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker says sending military troops to Chicago would be an “invasion” by Trump administration

Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker says sending military troops to Chicago would be an “invasion” by Trump administration

Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker told CBS News the Trump administration has not communicated with his state on a reported plan to send military forces to Chicago, calling the idea an “invasion” and arguing President Trump has “other aims” aside from cracking down on crime. Asked about a possible military deployment to America’s third-largest city, which was recently reported by The …

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New Trump rule to ban VA abortions for veterans even in cases of rape and incest | US military

New Trump rule to ban VA abortions for veterans even in cases of rape and incest | US military

Doctors at the US Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) would be barred from performing abortions, even in cases of rape and incest, under new rules proposed by the Trump administration. The draft regulations, which also forbid providers from counseling female veterans about terminating a pregnancy, have generated nearly 20,000 comments in the federal register from conservative activists, abortion rights supporters …

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Air Force offers military funeral honors to Ashli Babbitt – The Washington Post

Air Force offers military funeral honors to Ashli Babbitt  The Washington Post Jan. 6 rioter Ashli Babbitt offered full military funeral, Air Force confirms  NBC News US air force to grant military honors to Capitol rioter fatally shot on January 6  The Guardian Ashli Babbitt, Jan. 6 rioter killed in Capitol, offered military funeral honors  Politico US offers military funeral honors to Capitol rioter …

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Ashli Babbitt, killed in Capitol riot, offered military funeral honors

Ashli Babbitt, killed in Capitol riot, offered military funeral honors

WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. government is offering military funeral honors for Ashli Babbitt, the rioter who was killed at 35 by an officer in the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol. Babbitt was a U.S. Air Force veteran from California who was shot dead wearing a Trump campaign flag wrapped around her shoulders while attempting to climb through …

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Air Force reportedly offers Jan. 6 attacker Ashli Babbitt an official military funeral

Air Force reportedly offers Jan. 6 attacker Ashli Babbitt an official military funeral

The U.S. Air Force is planning to offer an official military funeral for deceased insurrectionist Ashli Babbitt, who was shot during the attack on the U.S. Capitol, according to documents released by a conservative nonprofit. Babbitt has become a cause célèbre for President Donald Trump and his most strident followers — some of whom have turned to conspiracy theories to …

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Jan. 6 rioter Ashli Babbitt offered full military funeral, Air Force confirms

Jan. 6 rioter Ashli Babbitt offered full military funeral, Air Force confirms

The Air Force has offered full military funeral honors to Ashli Babbitt, the rioter who was fatally shot by police as she stormed the U.S. Capitol during the Jan. 6 riot four years ago, officials said Thursday. Babbitt, 35, was an Air Force veteran who went to Washington to protest Donald Trump’s defeat in the 2020 election, her family has …

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Trump asks military base outside Chicago for immigration operations support

Trump asks military base outside Chicago for immigration operations support

CHICAGO (AP) — The Trump administration asked a military base outside Chicago for support on immigration operations this week, offering a clue of what an expanded law enforcement crackdown might look like in the nation’s third-largest city. The Department of Homeland Security asked Naval Station Great Lakes for “limited support in the form of facilities, infrastructure, and other logistical needs …

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