The academy had argued for years that a diverse officer corps was essential to strong troop morale and national security.

The U.S. Naval Academy said this week that because it stopped considering race in admissions earlier this year, as ordered by the Trump administration, a lawsuit seeking to cut race from ...

The U.S. Naval Academy welcomed approximately 1,200 plebes, or freshman, members into the Class of 2029 when they reported ...

The U.S. Justice Department on Monday asked a federal appeals court to dismiss a lawsuit challenging race-conscious admissions at the U.S. Naval Academy after the elite military school said it ...

WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.S. Justice Department on Monday asked a federal appeals court to dismiss a lawsuit challenging race-conscious admissions at the U.S. Naval Academy after the elite ...

WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.S. Justice Department on Monday asked a federal appeals court to dismiss a lawsuit challenging race-conscious admissions at the U.S. Naval Academy after the elite ...

The Blue Angels perform a flyover at the start of the Graduation and Commissioning Ceremony at the U.S. Naval Academy in Annapolis, Maryland, U.S., May 23, 2025. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque/File Photo ...

WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.S. Justice Department on Monday asked a federal appeals court to dismiss a lawsuit challenging race-conscious admissions at the U.S. Naval Academy after the elite military ...

WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.S. Justice Department on Monday asked a federal appeals court to dismiss a lawsuit challenging race-conscious admissions at the U.S. Naval Academy after the elite ...

The U.S. Naval Academy has changed its admissions policy to no longer consider race, the Trump administration said in a court filing Friday, a shift that comes nearly two years after the Supreme ...