Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has lost the trust and respect of some top military commanders, with his public “grandstanding” widely seen as unprofessional and the personnel moves made by the former cable TV host leading to an unprecedented and dangerous exodus of talent from the Pentagon, according to current senior military officers and current and former Defense Department officials.
A federal appeals court on Monday allowed President Trump to federalize and deploy National Guard troops to Oregon to help immigration officers carry out their duties, ruling that the law gives a president wide deference in those sorts of decisions.
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