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John Phelan repeatedly clashed with Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth before he was fired as Navy secretary — including over whether to comply with a federal judge’s order, according to a new report.
The Navy secretary resigned yesterday, with Undersecretary Hung Cao, a Navy combat veteran and Senate candidate, stepping in as acting secretary amid Pentagon shifts.
Navy Under Secretary Hung Cao, a Navy veteran and former CACI executive, has been named acting secretary following the departure of John Phelan.
Navy Secretary John Phelan is the latest defense official to leave the Trump administration amid the Iran war.
John Phelan is out as Navy secretary, the Pentagon announced Wednesday night. CBS News senior White House and Political correspondent Ed O'Keefe has the latest.
Labor Secretary Lori Chavez-DeRemer is out of President Donald Trump’s Cabinet after multiple allegations of abusing her position.
DeRemer, who was under internal investigation, is leaving her position. She becomes the third cabinet departure of President Trump's second term.