Army Leadership Shakeups Spark Congressional Concern

US News Today | 2 Min News | The Daily News Now! · Jun 29, 2026 · 2m

Senior Army leaders, including General Chris Donahue, are leaving their posts amid growing bipartisan concern over whether these moves signal a purge of dissenting voices. Lawmakers like Senator Tim Kaine and Representative Don Bacon are sounding alarms, calling the dismissals a lack of character and warning of potential politicization of the military. While the Pentagon insists these are routine, standard personnel decisions, Congress is pushing back — with the House already passing a bill requiring five-day notification of officer removals, and Senate lawmakers preparing to add transparency…