Army Secretary Dan Driscoll resigned after months of tensions with Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth. Meanwhile, Russian President Putin says Russia stands in solidarity with the Iranian people. Co-host of MS NOW's "Morning Joe" Willie Geist, MS NOW Senior National Security Reporter David Rohde, CNBC Fast Money Contributor Dan Nathan and Mo News Founder and Editor-in-chief Mosheh Oinounou join Stephanie Ruhle to discuss more.
At a rally in Michigan, Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy tells a crowd he hates stop-start technology in cars and praises Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Lee Zeldin for getting “rid of it.” Jonathan Lemire pokes fun at the moment before pointing out that the stop-start technology change is just one example in which personal feelings about something in the Trump administration result in policy change.
A man accused of drugging and sexually abusing his wife and facilitating her alleged abuse by other men over more than two decades is standing trial alongside 12 co-defendants in Manchester, England. The husband has pleaded guilty to 15 offenses but denies 33 others. The 12 co-defendants deny the charges against them. CNN’s Saskya Vandoorne reports.
Army Secretary Dan Driscoll has submitted his resignation to President Donald Trump, multiple sources familiar with the matter told CNN. One source said the decision was unsurprising given tension between Driscoll and Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth. A second source familiar said that in his resignation, Driscoll “brought up concerns with the administration surrounding Army transformation and readiness and Hegseth’s blocking those efforts specifically by firing the generals who were responsible.” 0:00 Retd. General's assessment of Army Secretary's resignation 2:45 Tensions with Defense Sec. Hegseth leading to resignation 5:18 Maggie Haberman shares her perspective Watch 24/7 live news with CNN Headlines: https://bit.ly/4eIvlTr…
OPINION: A new article in The Washington Post alleges the Pentagon secretly hired a team of conservative military influencers and veterans for an unknown purpose. #DepartmentofWar #PeteHegseth #DOD About Rising: Rising is a weekday morning show with bipartisan hosts that breaks the mold of morning TV by taking viewers inside the halls of Washington power like never before. The show leans into the day's political cycle with cutting edge analysis from DC insiders who can predict what is going to happen. It also sets the day's political agenda by breaking exclusive news with a team of scoop-driven reporters and demanding answers during interviews with the country's most important political newsmakers. Follow Rising on social media: Website:…
