Pentagon purges leave leadership vacuum

from On the Line with Alicia Menendez · host Alicia Menendez, Eugene Daniels, Priya Sridhar, Lt. Gen. Mark Hertling, Michael Feinberg, Mychael Schnell, Matthew Bartlett, Kevin Frey, Skye Perryman, Vaughn Hillyard

August 26, 2026, 12pm: MS NOW Host Eugene Daniels sits in for Alicia Menendez, covering the new report finding the Pentagon adrift after leadership purges. Plus, the legal move by James Talarico against Ken Paxton in their campaigns for the U.S. Senate in Texas. Sign up for MS NOW Premium on Apple Podcasts to listen to this show and other MS podcasts without ads. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

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New reports from inside the Pentagon warn that Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth's leadership purges are leaving his department "rudderless."

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