Author: Dan Lamothe

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Dan Driscoll, the top political appointee in the Army, gave his first public testimony since Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth forced out the service’s top officer.

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The deployment includes sailors and Marines due to arrive as the administration attempts to enforce a maritime blockade against the regime in Tehran.

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Dan Driscoll, praised by the White House, said in a statement to The Washington Post that “I have no plans to depart or resign as the Secretary of the Army.”

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If President Trump approves the plans, such an effort would mark a new phase of the war that could be significantly more dangerous to U.S. troops than the first four weeks.

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In an interview with The Post after resigning from the administration in protest, the veteran said he is taking his message to the president’s supporters.

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The injuries have occurred as Iran launches waves of missile and one-way attack drones in response to the Trump administration’s expansive assault.

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The abrupt cancelation of a training event has put a spotlight on the 82nd Airborne Division, which specializes in ground combat and other fraught missions.

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Col. David Butler, who had been selected by senior Army leaders for promotion to brigadier general, will instead retire, officials said.

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Documents indicate that Navy Secretary John Phelan was a passenger on Jeffrey Epstein’s Boeing 727 for two transatlantic flights in 2006.