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Frustrated GOP senators sending Trump's Pentagon pointed message: report
FILE PHOTO: U.S. President Donald Trump listens as Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth speaks during a cabinet meeting at Camp David in Thurmont, Maryland, U.S., July 31, 2026. REUTERS/Daniel Heuer/File Photo
The Pentagon’s Accountability Vacuum Is a Choice
A Standoff With Names Attached
Federal News Network reports that Alex Velez-Green and Austin Dahmer, nominated by President Donald Trump in June 2025 for senior Pentagon policy posts, remain unconfirmed after testifying before the Senate Armed Services Committee that November. Committee Democrats do not support them, enough Republicans are…
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