Pelley was fired Tuesday after he slammed Weiss in a "60 Minutes" meeting with new executive producer Nick Bilton on Monday, claiming she was at the network to "kill" the program, and got into a heated exchange with the producer.
The ouster of CBS News London Bureau Chief Claire Day follows internal disputes over reporting on Israel, with a new foreign editor set to oversee international coverage.
The ouster of CBS News London Bureau Chief Claire Day follows internal disputes over reporting on Israel , with a new foreign editor set to oversee international coverage. PULSE POINTS WHAT HAPPENED: CBS News London Bureau Chief Claire Day is leaving her position following internal tensions over the network’s coverage of Israel, particularly with respect to the wars it has been fighting in Gaza and Iran. CBS is introducing a new foreign editor role, with Shayndi Raice, formerly of The Wall Street Journal, set to take over international coverage starting May 11. A CBS source complained that Day’s replacement “has no previous television experience and very little managerial experience—certainly on the scale required.” DETAIL:…Open
State of the Union: His firing comes amid a U.S. naval blockade. The post John Phelan Out as Navy Secretary appeared first on The American Conservative .
Secretary of the Navy John Phelan was fired on Wednesday. The move comes in the middle of a U.S. naval blockade of the Strait of Hormuz. Defense Department spokesperson Sean Parnell announced the dismissal in a brief statement on X, offering no explanation. “Secretary of the Navy John C Phelan is departing the administration, effective immediately,” Parnell wrote. Phelan reportedly had clashed with Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth, who has sought to shake up the Pentagon. Hung Cao, the under-secretary of the Navy, will temporarily succeed Phelan on an acting basis. The post John Phelan Out as Navy Secretary appeared first on The American Conservative .Open
John Phelan is leaving the Pentagon after months of tension with Pete Hegseth and other Pentagon leaders. The tumult comes as the Navy has been engaged in war with Iran.
Gen. Randy George’s ouster is the latest in a series of clashes between the Pentagon chief and the service’s senior leadership, and comes amid the ongoing war in Iran.