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YOUTUBE (MS NOW) - 'I couldn't serve in this administration': Fmr. Air Force Secretary slams Hegseth's Pentagon purge

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Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is facing growing criticism amid purging some top leaders at the Pentagon. Also, The New York Times reports that top military members are facing polygraph tests as the Pentagon investigates media leaks. Veteran Pentagon correspondent Barbara Starr, former Air Force Secretary Frank Kendall and former Under Secretary of the Army Rear Admiral James McPherson join Laura Barrón-López to share their reaction to the shake up.

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Sourcehttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ohegNi7CA9M
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YOUTUBE (MS NOW) - Hegseth, still not fired, purges Pentagon leaders at worst possible time

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Jen Psaki shows the extent to which former weekend cable news co-host Pete Hegseth is purging the top ranks of the U.S. military, driven by petty politics and loyalty tests, while the U.S. is still at war against Iran with no clear plan for ending it.

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Sourcehttps://www.youtube.com/shorts/1rHiK1oqAHA
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NYTIMES (Greg Jaffe, Eric Schmitt and Helene Cooper) - Hegseth Blocks Promotions of Four Army Officers as Purge Widens

The turmoil has left a leadership vacuum in the Army at a moment when it is trying to find ways to defend troops against the threat posed by cheap drones.

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Sourcehttps://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/28/us/politics/hegseth-blocks-army-promotions.html
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REDSTATE (Kyle Becker) - More 'Deep State' Firings: Acting DNI Continues to Purge Intel Community

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Sourcehttps://redstate.com/kyle-becker/2026/07/27/more-deep-state-firings-acting-dni-continues-to-purge-intel-community-n2204803
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HUFFPOST - Trump Administration Promotes Program To Check Voter Eligibility. Critics Fear A Midterm Purge

The Trump administration has run the names of at least 67 million voters through government databases as it looks for noncitizens and people who've died.

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Sourcehttps://www.huffpost.com/entry/ap-us-election-2026-voter-lists-trump_n_6a09b1dae4b0a33000e23c86
Keywordstrumpelection-integrityvoter-listsvotingus-politicsgovernmentmidterm-electionsrepublicannoncitizensvoter-eligibilityfederal-governmentadministrationpurgesdemocracyimmigrationillegal-aliensred-green-axis

NYTIMES (Anatoly Kurmanaev and Mariana Martínez) - Maduro’s Successor Is Purging Allies Who Kept Him in Power in Venezuela

The successor to Venezuela’s captured President Nicolás Maduro is purging the people who kept him in power.

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Sourcehttps://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/18/world/americas/delcy-rodriguez-maduro-allies-venezuela.html
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WASHINGTONPOST (Perry Stein, Aaron Davis) - Kash Patel purges more FBI agents tied to Mar-a-Lago investigation

FBI Director Kash Patel dismissed more FBI agents and staff tied to the probe into Donald Trump’s alleged mishandling of classified documents.

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Sourcehttps://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2026/02/26/kash-patel-fbi-agents-fired/
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