Politics● LowOct 6 · Oct 6, 2026, 1:43 PM
The chaos inside Hegseth’s defense department that left Trump ‘concerned’ by scale of purge
GlobeAlert Desk · curated from The Independent World · North America
Army Secretary Dan Driscoll, one of a long list of Pentagon departures under the defense secretary’s rule, has spoken out about his exit. Joe Sommerlad reports
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