8/20/2026
Political Picture · congress

Senate Dems press Hegseth for answers on Stars and Stripes independence

Filed by Deacon Rift
Senate Dems press Hegseth for answers on Stars and Stripes independence
A trio of Senate Democrats is expressing concern over the Pentagon’s involvement in the operations of Stars and Stripes, defending the publication’s independence in a letter to Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on Thursday. Their inquiry follows an announcement this week that the military newspaper’s longtime publisher, Max Lederer, will be retiring after the Pentagon appointed

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