What Happened Today – Feb 21

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Today’s headlines you need to see. From mass firings to court battles, Trump’s latest moves are shaking up the country. Get caught up—and take action.

Trump has fired the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs and replaced him with a retired 3 star general
Def Sec Hegseth called Navy Chief a ‘DEI hire’ last year, fired her & AF Vice Chief
Federal PersonnelMilitary
https://www.cnn.com/2025/02/21/politics/trump-fires-top-us-general-cq-brown/index.htm
Pentagon plans to fire 5,400 “not mission-critical” workers next week
Federal Personnel
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/feb/21/pentagon-layoffs-civilian-workers
Judge blocks Trump’s DEI crackdown, calls it “textbook discriminatinon”
CourtsHuman Rights
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/judge-temporarily-blocks-key-parts-of-trump-s-executive-orders-targeting-dei/ar-AA1zy4yE
Trump replaces ICE chief for not deporting enough people
Immigration
https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/5158174-trump-ice-director-deportations/
The Supreme Court stalls Trump’s attempt to fire the whistleblower watchdog
CourtsOversight
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/supreme-court-trump-special-counsel/
Judge blocks Musk’s Treasury takeover, calling it ‘chaotic and haphazard’
CourtsOversight
https://denvergazette.com/news/nation-world/judge-extends-block-on-musks-doge-from-treasury-systems/article_364172d1-8ed3-5e92-97b7-87889168d75b.html
French far-right leader ditches conference after Bannon’s Nazi salute
Human Rights
https://www.axios.com/2025/02/21/steve-bannon-cpac-nazi-salute-french-leader?
DOJ accuses judge of misconduct, files complaint in transgender military ban
CourtsHuman RightsMilitary
https://www.npr.org/2025/02/21/nx-s1-5305226/ap-sues-white-house-gulf-of-america-mexico-trump
Judge okays Trump admin to gut USAID workforce
CourtsFederal PersonnelForeign RelationsOversight
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/trump-administration/federal-judge-gives-go-ahead-trump-gut-usaid-workforce-rcna193262