Chuck Darwin<p>♦️State Department changes<br> Secretary of State Marco Rubio outlined plans to drastically reorganize the department, <br> saying it was “beholden to radical political ideology.” <br> The overhaul at the nation’s diplomatic agency will include the 💥<a href="https://c.im/tags/elimination" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>elimination</span></a> of the office of the under secretary for civilian security, democracy and human rights. <br> <br>♦️ Pentagon chaos: <br> In three months, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has produced a run of chaos that is <a href="https://c.im/tags/unmatched" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>unmatched</span></a> in the recent history of the Defense Department. <br> Three members of his inner circle have been accused of leaking to the news media, <br> and his former spokesman accused the defense secretary of incompetence. <br> Mr. Hegseth defended his performance on Tuesday, saying his critics were incensed over the rapid changes he has made.<br> <br>♦️ Deportation fight: <br> The Trump administration continued to <a href="https://c.im/tags/stonewall" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>stonewall</span></a> a federal judge’s demand for information about its efforts to secure the release of a Maryland man who was wrongly deported to El Salvador.<br> Justice Department lawyers revealed little in court papers filed Tuesday <br> and lawyers for the man, Kilmar Armando Abrego Garcia, asked the judge for a hearing on the “government’s failure to comply with this court’s orders.”<br><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/live/2025/04/22/us/trump-administration-news?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">nytimes.com/live/2025/04/22/us</span><span class="invisible">/trump-administration-news?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare</span></a></p>