Pope Francis ‘not out of danger’ as doctors keep him hospitalised
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ICC Champions Trophy 2025: Pakistan vs India: Start, team news, preview
Who: Pakistan vs IndiaWhat: ICC Champions Trophy 2025Where: Dubai International Stadium, Dubai, United Arab EmiratesWhen: Sunday, February 23 at 1pm (09:00 GMT)Follow Al Jazeera‘s live text and photo commentary stream of the match. The host nation – and second favourites – Pakistan face the team tipped to win the tournament, India, at the Champions Trophy on Sunday in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. The match is arguably the biggest fixture in world sport with the two rival nations drawing huge television audiences and general attention from all parts of the globe. As ever, there is plenty at stake, beyond the fierce rivalry between the two cricketing giants and neighbouring countries, with Pakistan defeated by 60 runs in their opening match against New Zealand on Wednesday. India, conversely, opened with a six-wicket win against Bangladesh on Thursday. Why are India not playing their matches in Pakistan? All of India’s matches will be played in UAE instead of Pakistan, the host nation of the 2025 edition. The move came after the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) reached an agreement with the International Cricket Council (ICC) and Pakistan, that both nations would play all ICC events hosted in either country to be played at neutral venues until 2027. India fans turned out in large numbers for their opening match at Dubai International Stadium [Satish Kumar/Reuters] When was the last time Pakistan hosted a major tournament? International cricket in Pakistan has been heavily restricted in recent years following the attack by gunmen on the Sri Lankan cricket team’s bus in Lahore in 2009, which wounded six players. Advertisement Pakistan was shunned by top teams after the attack, and the Champions Trophy marks the first major global tournament to be hosted in the country in nearly 30 years. The last time Pakistan staged the global game was in 2006 for the Cricket World Cup, which they jointly hosted with India. Why are defending champions Pakistan not the favourites? Pakistan lifted the last edition of the Champions Trophy by beating India in the final in 2017, but the defeated finalists are the favourites for the tournament based on their consistency since then. Pakistan have key match-winning players in the form of Babar Azam and Shaheen Shah Afridi, both former captains, but the nation’s tendency to implode at any stage in any match and any series has led to a reputation that precedes them. Off-field turbulence remains a huge hindrance as well – Gary Kirsten was appointed white-ball coach last year but he quit soon after and was replaced by the then Test-match coach Jason Gillespie. The former Australian bowler soon followed his South African predecessor in standing down – both appeared to be popular figures with the players. The opening defeat by New Zealand, which saw the batting labour through the chase, highlighted how much Pakistan will have to overcome if they are to lift the trophy on home soil. Pakistan’s Hasan Ali celebrates taking the wicket of India’s Ravichandran Ashwin during the 2017 Champions Trophy final [Paul Childs/Reuters] Why are India favourites to win the Champions Trophy? India made harder work of the chase in their opening match against Bangladesh than was expected. Towhid Hridoy’s century should only have delayed the inevitable, but without Shubman Gill’s century in pursuit of 229, India could have been in deep trouble. Advertisement Rohit Sharma’s side reached the final of the last ICC one-day international tournament, where they were defeated by Australia at the 2023 Cricket World Cup. The loss was hard to take for the players and their fans – especially because it came on home soil in Ahmedabad. The 2024 T20 World Cup victory softened the blow to some extent but a victory in the Champions Trophy to deny the host nation and rivals, Pakistan, back-to-back crowns will be a sweet return for Rohit’s men. What are Pakistan and India’s records in the Champions Trophy? Pakistan’s victory in the final against India in 2017 is their only triumph in the competition. India have twice claimed victory in the Champions Trophy, in 2002 and 2013. Form guide – Pakistan The opening defeat by New Zealand marked a third straight loss to the Kiwis, following two defeats in the pre-tournament tri-series with South Africa. Pakistan bring surprisingly good form to the tournament when on the road, however, so perhaps a match in Dubai will help. The men in green secured victory in the last three bilateral ODI series on their travels. A 2-1 triumph over world champions Australia was the highlight, but the 3-0 trouncing of a formidable South Africa side is not to be underestimated. India’s Shubman Gill led the way with a century in India’s run chase against Bangladesh [Altaf Qadri/AP] Form guide – India India’s dominance in ODIs took a recent dip with a 2-0 defeat in the three-match series against Sri Lanka last August. That was their last series prior to England’s tour earlier this month. Advertisement The 3-0 series whitewash was a huge blow to England but a massive confidence boost for the Men in Blue on the eve of the tournament – as was Gill’s moment to shine in the opener against Bangladesh. Last five ODI matches Pakistan: W L W L L India: L W W W W Pakistan team news Pakistan’s Champions Trophy hopes were not only hit by the defeat by New Zealand on Wednesday, but also the tournament-ending injury for Fakhar Zaman. The opening batter valiantly strode to the middle in an attempt to help Virat Kohli and his side in the chase but the chest muscle injury was clearly hampering the 34-year-old, who was ruled out of a return to the team during this edition. Imam-ul-Haq has taken his place in the squad. Pakistan’s Babar Azam, right, could only watch on as Fakhar Zaman struggled with injury in the defeat by New Zealand [Akhtar Soomro/Reuters] India team news India are likely to be unchanged from the side that beat Bangladesh in their opening game. The spin
Pope Francis’s condition not life threatening, medical team says
The pontiff is responding to drug therapy and sepsis has not been detected. Pope Francis’s condition is not considered life-threatening, but he is not out of danger, his medical team has said, as the 88-year-old pontiff continued to receive treatment to fight pneumonia and a complex lung infection. On their first in-person update on the pope’s condition, Francis’s personal physician, Luigi Carbone, and surgeon at Rome’s Gemelli Hospital, Sergio Alfieri, sought to reassure the public. Francis was responding to the drug therapy that was “strengthened” after the pneumonia was diagnosed earlier this week, they said. He was also fighting a multipronged infection of bacteria and virus in the respiratory tract. The doctors said there was no evidence the germs had entered his bloodstream, a condition known as sepsis that can lead to organ failure and death. Yet, he was likely to remain in hospital “at least all next week” as there was still a risk that the infection could spread to other parts of the body. Francis was also receiving supplemental oxygen when he needed it through a nasal cannula, a thin, flexible tube that delivers oxygen through the nose. Advertisement The head of the Catholic church was admitted to Rome’s Gemelli hospital on February 14 after a case of bronchitis worsened. Doctors later diagnosed a complex respiratory infection, involving bacteria, virus and other organisms and the onset of pneumonia in both lungs on top of asthmatic bronchitis. There is no provision in canon law for what to do if a pope becomes incapacitated. Pope Benedict XVI “opened the door” to popes retiring, but Francis has shown no signs of stepping down. During his hospital stay, he has continued to work, including making bishop appointments. According to Alfieri, Francis was able to get out of bed and sit at his armchair to work, and maintained “a good appetite”. The medical team also invited the media to avoid reporting unverified news after rumours were circulated that the pope’s health had taken a turn for the worse. Adblock test (Why?)
Trump envoy for Russia and Ukraine calls Zelenskyy a ‘courageous leader’ after Trump lambasts foreign figure
Assistant to the President and Special Presidential Envoy for Russia and Ukraine Keith Kellogg called Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy a “courageous leader” in a tweet after President Donald Trump assailed the foreign figure as “A Dictator without Elections” earlier this week. Kellogg met with Zelenskyy this week. “A long and intense day with the senior leadership of Ukraine. Extensive and positive discussions with @ZelenskyyUa, the embattled and courageous leader of a nation at war and his talented national security team,” Kellogg tweeted. TRUMP CALLS UKRAINE’S ZELENSKYY A ‘DICTATOR WITHOUT ELECTIONS’ AS RIFT WIDENS Fox News Digital reached out to the White House for comment on Friday but did not receive a response in time for publication. Kellogg’s positive characterization of Zelenskyy came after Trump targeted the Ukrainian president on Truth Social this week. TRUMP AND ZELENSKYY WAR OF WORDS HEATS UP EVEN AS US LOOKS TO WIND DOWN WAR IN UKRAINE “A Dictator without Elections, Zelenskyy better move fast or he is not going to have a Country left,” Trump declared in the post. America has provided billions worth of aid to assist Ukraine as the embattled Eastern European nation fights Russia. But Trump is seeking an end to the deadly, years-long Russia-Ukraine war. TRUMP’S FRUSTRATIONS WITH ZELENSKYY ESCALATE AS US TURNS UP PRESSURE ON UKRAINE TO REACH PEACE DEAL CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APP “In the meantime, we are successfully negotiating an end to the War with Russia, something all admit only “TRUMP,” and the Trump Administration, can do. Biden never tried, Europe has failed to bring Peace, and Zelenskyy probably wants to keep the ‘gravy train’ going. I love Ukraine, but Zelenskyy has done a terrible job, his Country is shattered, and MILLIONS have unnecessarily died,” he asserted in the Truth Social post.
Trump, Maine’s governor clash at White House over executive order compliance: ‘We’ll see you in court’
President Donald Trump sparred with Democratic Maine Gov. Janet Mills over transgender women in sports, telling her at the White House that she must follow his executive order or “you’re not going to get any federal funding,” to which she replied, “we’ll see you in court.” The blue state is one of several defying Trump’s Feb. 5 executive order preventing trans athletes from competing in girls’ and women’s sports. Trump threatened Thursday to cut off federal funding to Maine before clashing with Mills at a bipartisan meeting of governors. “Are you not going to comply with that?” Trump asked Mills. “I’m complying with state and federal laws,” she responded, before Trump said “Well, we are the federal law” and “you better do it, you better do it because you’re not going to get any federal funding at all if you don’t. TRUMP VOWS TO CUT OFF FEDERAL FUNDING TO MAINE OVER REFUSAL TO COMPLY WITH ‘NO MEN IN WOMEN’S SPORTS’ ORDER “And by the way, your population, even though it’s somewhat liberal, although I did very well there, your population doesn’t want men playing in women’s sports, so you better comply because otherwise you’re not getting any federal funding,” Trump continued. “We’ll see you in court,” Mills responded. “Good, I’ll see you in court. I look forward to that. That should be a real easy one. And enjoy your life after governor because I don’t think you’ll be an elected official afterwards,” Trump concluded. Mills released a statement on Friday, saying that “The State of Maine will not be intimidated by the President’s threats.” “If the President attempts to unilaterally deprive Maine school children of the benefit of Federal funding, my Administration and the Attorney General will take all appropriate and necessary legal action to restore that funding and the academic opportunity it provides,” she added. WISCONSIN BANS TRANS ATHLETES FROM GIRLS’ SPORTS, FOLLOWING TRUMP’S EXECUTIVE ORDER Trump told a gathering of Republican governors in Washington, D.C., on Thursday that “I heard men are still playing in Maine.” “I hate to tell you this, but we’re not going to give them any federal money, they are still saying ‘we want men to play in women’s sports’ and I cannot believe that they’re doing that… So we’re not going to give them any federal funding, none whatsoever, until they clean that up,” he added. Trump’s executive order, which was signed on Feb. 5, instructed all federal agencies to review grants, programs and policies that fail to comply with the administration’s efforts to end “male competitive participation in women’s sports… as a matter of safety, fairness, dignity, and truth.” The order also instructed strict Title IX enforcement against any educational institutions or athletic associations that do not comply and demands federal assistance be taken away in such cases. Shortly after the order was signed, multiple states, including Maine, California, Minnesota and others run primarily by Democrats, indicated that they would not comply with Trump. The executive director of the primary governing body for high school sports in the state of Maine said athletic teams will continue to determine eligibility based on a student’s stated gender identity, despite the president’s executive order seeking to keep “men out of women’s sports.” Fox News’ Jackson Thompson contributed to this report.
DNA TV Show: Trouble for Arvind Kejriwal? Delhi govt swings into action after swearing-in; CAG report to be tabled in assembly, Mohalla clinics to be…
Within 24 hours after the swearing-in ceremony of Rekha Gupta as Delhi Chief Minister, the Ayushman scheme has been approved by the cabinet. Moreover, an order has been passed to probe the alleged irregularities in Mohalla clinics, started by the previous Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) government.
Ukraine war ‘will end soon’ under Trump’s leadership, US national security advisor vows
President Donald Trump’s leadership will soon bring an end to the war between Russia and Ukraine, National Security Advisor Mike Waltz vowed, assuring that Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy would sign the deal. “Under Trump, this war will end. And it will end soon,” Waltz said at the Conservative Political Action Conference near the nation’s capital on Friday. “He is the president of peace.” Waltz defended the Trump administration’s decision to come to the negotiating table with Russia during meetings in Saudi Arabia on Tuesday, echoing Thursday’s sentiments from Vice President JD Vance. “You can’t end a war unless you talk to both sides, and that’s what we’re doing,” Waltz said. TRUMP’S FRUSTRATIONS WITH ZELENKSYY ESCALATE AS US TURNS UP PRESSURE ON UKRAINE TO REACH PEACE DEAL Waltz also said that the U.S. was coordinating with Ukraine, Russia and other European allies to determine everyone’s needs in order to secure a peace deal. On Thursday, Waltz told reporters at the White House that Trump’s frustration with Zelenskyy was increasing, and that Wednesday’s discussions between U.S. Special Envoy for Ukraine and Russia Keith Kellogg and Ukrainian officials were focused on helping Ukraine to “understand” the war must end. “It certainly isn’t in Russia’s interest or in the American people’s interest for this war to grind on forever and ever and ever,” Waltz said on Thursday. “So a key part of his conversation was helping President Zelenskyy understand this war needs to come to an end.” The increased pressure on Ukraine to agree to a deal comes on the heels of several tense days between Trump and Zelenskyy, as each hurled insults back and forth toward one another after meetings between U.S. and Russian officials. Ukraine was absent from the meetings, and Zelenskyy told reporters in Turkey that “nobody decides anything behind our back,” after stressing in recent days that Kyiv would not agree to a peace negotiation without Ukraine’s input. TRUMP AND ZELENSKYY WAR OF WORDS HEATS UP EVEN AS US LOOKS TO WIND DOWN WAR IN UKRAINE While Zelenskyy accused Trump of perpetuating Russian “disinformation” on Wednesday, Trump took a jab back and labeled Zelenskyy a “dictator” who has failed his country and suggested Ukraine initiated the war. Russia invaded Ukraine in February 2022. Secretary of State Marco Rubio, Special Envoy to the Middle East Steve Witkoff and Waltz met in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, on Tuesday with Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov and President Vladimir Putin’s foreign affairs advisor, Yuri Ushakov, to hash out ways to end the conflict. U.S. officials also have met with Ukrainian officials about a peace deal, and Kellogg said Wednesday in a post on X that the U.S. remains committed to ending the war and finding ways to establish “sustainable peace.”
House GOP elections chair makes explosive prediction despite Dems’ heavier cashflow
EXCLUSIVE: The chairman of House Republicans’ campaign arm is dismissing potential “headwinds” against the GOP in its fight to keep control of the chamber for President Donald Trump’s entire second term. National Republican Congressional Committee (NRCC) Chair Richard Hudson, R-N.C., expressed confidence Republicans would keep the House in 2026 after the group’s Democratic counterpart out-raised the NRCC in the first month of 2025. “Despite the national narrative and headwinds, House Republicans once again delivered and earned the votes of the American people,” Hudson told Fox News Digital of the prior election cycle. He pledged Republicans would “raise the funds necessary to retain and grow this majority.” SCOOP: KEY CONSERVATIVE CAUCUS DRAWS RED LINE ON HOUSE BUDGET PLAN “Last cycle, the NRCC used every dollar to maximize turnout, support our candidates, and secure 74.5 million votes cast for a Republican for Congress,” Hudson said. “I’m confident in our plan to win again in 2026.” The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee (DCCC) announced earlier this week that it raised over $9 million in the month of January, its best ever total for that month in a non-election year. “Only one month into the Republican trifecta and it’s clear House Republicans have no plans to lower costs or address issues that matter to everyday Americans, instead choosing to cater to their billionaire benefactors,” DCCC Chair Suzan DelBene, D-Wash., said in a press release. “House Democrats will hold House Republicans accountable for their failure to deliver on their campaign promise.” The NRCC raised just under $6 million in the same period, according to financial data viewed by Fox News Digital. NONCITIZEN VOTER CRACKDOWN LED BY HOUSE GOP AHEAD OF 2026 MIDTERMS It is not uncommon for the minority party in the House or Senate to outraise the party in power, particularly in the months immediately after an election. The national Democratic Party also notably outraised the GOP in the election period from Jan. 2023 through Sept. 2024, according to federal election data. The DCCC outraised the NRCC by roughly $78 million in that period. Despite that, Republicans kept the House and flipped control of the White House and Senate. Political history dictates that the trifecta will not hold for long – the first midterm after the White House changes hands traditionally sees a political backlash against the president’s party, particularly if they held Congress for their first two years. However, Hudson told Fox News Digital that he sees Republicans breaking that trend in an interview during the annual House GOP retreat in Miami late last month. Trump is in his second term, and Hudson argued that the 2024 presidential race was a referendum between two clear White House records. “He has a mandate that I think is unique in history. And so this isn’t a first-term president going into his first midterm. I mean, this is someone the American people know, and they’ve chosen,” Hudson said. He also pointed out that Democrats will be defending 13 lawmakers whose districts Trump won, while Republicans only had to hold onto three seats that voted for former Vice President Kamala Harris in 2024. “The battlefield out there for us going into 2026 favors Republicans,” Hudson said. An internal GOP memo shared with Fox News Digital shows the NRCC nearly doubled its grassroots fundraising from $1.7 million in January 2023 to $3.2 million in January 2025. “Comparing January 2025 to previous cycles, the NRCC is in the top half for fundraising and the bottom half for spending,” the memo said.
Judge adjourns case against New York City Mayor Eric Adams, stops short of dismissing the charges
A U.S. judge has decided to adjourn the trial of New York City Mayor Eric Adams until further notice, stopping short of either dismissing the corruption charges or declining to dismiss them. The decision comes just days after U.S. Acting Deputy Attorney General Emil Bove asked prosecutors to drop all corruption charges against the mayor. In the motion to dismiss, Bove said the legal proceedings against Adams were detracting from other Justice Department priorities, such as illegal immigration and violent crime. SHELTERS, JESUS, AND MISS PAC-MAN: US JUDGE GRILLS DOJ OVER TRANS POLICY IN DIZZYING LINE OF QUESTIONING The “pending prosecution has unduly restricted Mayor Adams’ ability to devote full attention and resources to the illegal immigration and violent crime that escalated under the policies of the prior administration,” Bove said in the filing. The charges against Adams will remain intact until the presiding judge, U.S. District Judge Dale Ho, agrees to dismiss them. Ho has appointed attorney Paul Clement to argue against the motion to dismiss and to help in the courtroom in its decision making. He has instructed legal briefs to be filed on March 7 and, if necessary, said there would be a hearing on March 14. Adams is not required to appear at future hearings. In a somewhat unusual move, Ho on Wednesday declined to immediately rule from the bench on the Justice Department’s motion to dismiss, citing the need to further consider the facts surrounding the case and what he characterized as an “unusual situation.” “This is a very complicated situation, at least from where I sit,” Ho said after the roughly 90-minute hearing. “I’m not going to shoot from the hip right here on the bench,” he said at the end of the hearing. LAWSUIT TRACKER: NEW RESISTANCE BATTLING TRUMP’S SECOND TERM THROUGH ONSLAUGHT OF LAWSUITS TAKING AIM AT EOS Not dropping the charges against Adams is highly unusual, and no U.S. appellate court has ever sided with a federal judge who declined to grant an unopposed motion to dismiss. Adams was indicted in September on five federal corruption and bribery charges, related to the alleged solicitation of illegal campaign contributions and the alleged receiving of luxury travel perks on behalf of Turkish foreign nationals, according to the Justice Department. Adams pleaded not guilty to all charges last fall and has strenuously denied any wrongdoing. “I want to be crystal clear with New Yorkers: I never offered — nor did anyone offer on my behalf — any trade of my authority as your mayor for an end to my case. Never,” Adams said in a statement Friday. Even without court action, the allegations themselves could threaten Adams’ 2025 re-election bid. Already, Adams is facing calls to resign as mayor, and New York Gov. Kathy Hochul told reporters this week that she is weighing the possibility of using her position to remove Adams as mayor. Fox News’ Maria Paronich contributed to this report.
Obama fired top military officers to align Pentagon with his policy vision, now Trump set to do the same
Rumors swirled this week that Secretary Pete Hegseth is prepping a list of top Pentagon brass for the chopping block, but it’s not the first time an administration has cleaned out top military commanders to align with new political goals. Five months into office in 2009, President Barack Obama relieved Army Gen. David McKiernan as the commander of U.S. forces in Afghanistan – making McKiernan the first wartime commander to be dismissed since Gen. Douglas MacArthur in 1951. He was replaced by Gen. Stanley McChrystal, who had led special operations forces in Iraq, on the advice of Defense Secretary Robert Gates, who wanted “fresh eyes” in the drawn-out Afghanistan conflict. “We have a new strategy, a new mission and a new ambassador. I believe that new military leadership is also needed,” Gates said at a news conference. OFFICIALS PUSH BACK ON CLAIMS OF ‘LIST’ OF GENERALS HEGSETH PLANS TO FIRE AT PENTAGON Days before he was summoned to meet with Obama about the job, McChrystal had given a speech in London on the need for a military buildup in Afghanistan. Shortly afterward, Obama authorized the deployment of 33,000 troops to Afghanistan. Only a year into his command, McChrystal resigned, pushed out by Obama after reportedly badmouthing White House officials, and was replaced by Gen. David Petraeus. Obama also fired Gen. James Mattis as head of U.S. Central Command – and Trump once quipped that the “only thing” he and Obama had in common was “the honor of firing Jim Mattis.” Obama and Mattis fell out over the withdrawal from Iraq. “Central Command, the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs, and the new Defense Secretary, Leon Panetta, who had replaced Bob Gates, continued to recommend to the White House retaining a residual force, as did Secretary of State Hillary Clinton,” Mattis wrote in his book ‘Call Sign Chaos.’ $1,300 COFFEE CUPS, 8,000% OVERPAY FOR SOAP DISPENSERS SHOW WASTE AS DOGE LOCKS IN ON PENTAGON Obama, who promised to “finish the job” in Afghanistan after he withdrew troops from Iraq in 2011, surged as many as 100,000 troops into Afghanistan, then drew them out at a rapid-fire pace that many in the military advised against, finishing his term in 2017 with 8,400 American troops on the ground. Ending the war also evaded the subsequent Trump administration, which set a removal deadline that fell under the following Biden administration and resulted in the messy withdrawal in August 2021 and the deaths of 13 U.S. troops. But the Obama presidency was marred by reports of a schism between the White House and the military. One general, upon returning from Afghanistan, reportedly said he felt that the Obama White House wanted the military to be “seen and not heard.” In his memoir, “Duty,” Gates blamed then-Vice President Joe Biden, who had pushed against the initial surge in Afghanistan, for Obama’s poor relationship with the military. “I thought Biden was subjecting Obama to Chinese water torture, every day saying ‘the military can’t be trusted,’ ” he wrote. In 2012, the Navy removed and replaced Rear Adm. Charles M. Gaouette as commander of an aircraft carrier strike group deployed in the Middle East over allegations of inappropriate leadership judgment. The Navy Inspector General later found that Gaouette had made racially insensitive remarks in emails. The Navy denied assertions that Gaouette had been dismissed for providing assistance during the Benghazi attack without orders. In October 2013, the Air Force fired the two-star general in charge of 450 nuclear missiles, Michael Carey, due to “loss of trust and confidence in his leadership and judgment.” That same week, Obama fired the number-two nuclear commander, Vice Adm. Tim Giardina, from U.S. Strategic Command after he was involved in a criminal investigation into using counterfeit gambling chips in a poker game at a western Iowa casino. Obama fired Army Gen. Michael Flynn as head of the Defense Intelligence Agency in 2014 over “insubordination,” which Flynn claimed had stemmed from criticisms he had made about Obama not being tough enough on Islamic extremism. Obama’s moves to slim down the armed forces and reinvent social policies to protect minority groups proved contentious among military brass. Critics claimed that his abrupt troop drawdowns in Iraq and Afghanistan had allowed for ISIS to gain ground, while supporters painted him as a Nobel Peace Prize winner who had kicked off a reorientation of the U.S. from the Middle East theater to the Indo-Pacific. Wildfire-like rumors swirled around Washington on Thursday of a “list” of names Hegseth has reportedly circulated among congressional leaders of generals and admirals he planned to fire. But members and staff of the House and Senate Armed Services Committees had seen no such list.