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First on CNN: Biden administration moves to make gender confirmation surgery available through Veteran Affairs health care system
US military gets 'laser focused' on keeping up with China
US Marine Corps takes additional action against senior leader over amphibious vehicle accident that killed nine
How the Capitol Police's intel about potential violence on January 6 didn't get shared
Pentagon won't change policy to allow Pride flag to be flown at military bases
US Army will not investigate Flynn's comments about a coup after he appeared to endorse one
House Democrats introduce legislation to protect military dependents who are transgender
Covid-19 vaccine acceptance rates lower among Black US military service members, military study finds
Lawmakers press Biden administration to do more to help Afghans who worked for US ahead of withdrawal
US Coast Guard ship fired around 30 warning shots at Iranian fast boats in latest tense encounter
Marine Corps general says amphibious vehicle accident that killed nine was 'preventable'
Top US military intelligence official says Russian military poses an 'existential threat' to the US
US sending search and rescue gear to help search for missing Indonesian submarine
Top military official warns China and Russia are modernizing nuclear weapons faster than US
Department of Defense will re-allocate Moderna doses to overseas bases following Johnson & Johnson vaccine pause
Top US general for Europe acknowledges vaccine distribution lag at overseas bases
Army report finds there was confusion over how military helicopters were used during June protests
Biden to nominate first woman secretary of the Army
Frustration grows at US military bases overseas over slow pace of vaccine rollout
Nearly 40% of Marines have declined Covid-19 vaccine
Pentagon seeks sharper definition of extremist activity as military review continues
Pentagon announces new policies to abolish Trump administration's transgender military ban
New head of diversity and inclusion at US Special Operations Command reassigned as military investigates social media posts
Defense Department watchdog finds former auditor general of the Navy 'engaged in a pervasive and egregious pattern' of sexual harassment

About

Ellie Kaufman is a Producer in CNN's Washington, DC bureau covering federal agencies and government regulation.
She was previously a News Assistant in CNN's New York bureau. While in New York, Ellie covered domestic breaking news stories including the 2016 Chelsea bombing in New York City, the first federal travel ban lawsuit during the Trump administration, and the Larry Nassar sentencing hearings.
Ellie started working at CNN in 2016. Her previous work has been published in The Huffington Post, Vox, Quartz, Fast Company, Mic and the New York Times' blog Women in the World. She graduated from the College of William and Mary in 2013 with a B.A. in English Literature and Hispanic Studies.