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U.S. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth is blocking some
promotions at the Pentagon, and a “summer surge” of National Guard troops heads
to Washington.




Host Mary Louise Kelly speaks with NPR Pentagon
Correspondent Tom Bowman and NPR reporter Kat Lonsdorf about the purges at the
Pentagon, and why there are still National Guard troops deployed in some Democratic-run
cities. Plus, a drone rescue i…

U.S. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth is blocking some
promotions at the Pentagon, and a “summer surge” of National Guard troops heads
to Washington.




Host Mary Louise Kelly speaks with NPR Pentagon
Correspondent Tom Bowman and NPR reporter Kat Lonsdorf about the purges at the
Pentagon, and why there are still National Guard troops deployed in some Democratic-run
cities. Plus, a drone rescue i…

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