Politics● ElevatedSep 2 · Sep 2, 2026, 9:37 PM
Republican senator calls on Trump to fire Secretary of Defence Hegseth
GlobeAlert Desk · curated from Al Jazeera [en] · North America
Senator Thom Tillis accuses Pentagon chief of 'inept mismanagement' as US military is strained by war on Iran.
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