In a Senate hearing on Wednesday, lawmakers are likely to ask about the information provided to the Trump administration ahead of the U.S.-Israeli war against Iran.
Senator Markwayne Mullin of Oklahoma was chosen to replace the ousted secretary Kristi Noem and will face senators at a confirmation hearing on Wednesday.
In South Texas, two of President Trump's top priorities, the economy and immigration, are colliding as ICE raids upend the construction industry and frustrate workers.
In a legal filing, the government said it questioned whether the A.I. start-up could be a "trusted partner" in wartime, which led it to label the company a supply chain risk.
As a lawsuit by the former staff drags on, the fight highlights President Trump's upending of traditional peace-building and the lasting effects of his administration's cost-cutting blitz.
Chief Petty Officer Shannon Kent was killed in action during a special operations mission in Syria in 2019. Mr. Kent said he could not support "sending the next generation off to fight and die" in Iran.