Tuesday, June 18, 2019

Acting Secretary of Defense Shanahan steps down.

Acting Secretary of Defense Shanahan has stepped down after the Washington Post wrote a story about domestic violence in his family. Trump said the secretary of the Army, Mark Esper, will be named as the new acting defense secretary. Esper, who is widely respected inside the Pentagon, had been considered a leading contender for the job if Shanahan was ultimately not confirmed. Read more here.

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