Pete Hegseth’s purge of the U.S. military
The episode covers three major stories: the resignation of Army Secretary Dan Driscoll amid growing turmoil at the Pentagon under Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, a federal whistleblower’s warning that President Trump’s rushed vote-by-mail overhaul could disenfranchise millions, and the he
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