U.S. planning to cut support to Scouts, citing national security and DEI initiatives

By Graham Smith,

Steve Inskeep

Published November 25, 2025 at 4:42 AM EST

Documents show the Pentagon plans to cut ties with the organization formerly known as the Boy Scouts, citing changes the organization has made, including allowing girls to join.

Graham Smith

Graham Smith is a Senior Producer on NPR's Investigations team and winner of the 2021 Pulitzer Prize for audio reporting. He works with staffers, station reporters and independent journalists to dig deep and create sound-rich, long-form stories and series.

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Steve Inskeep

Steve Inskeep is a host of NPR's Morning Edition, as well as NPR's morning news podcast Up First.

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