Congress warned that the Trump administration was putting service members in peril and may be violating law
Members of Congress worry it's putting the troops at risk
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July 7, 2026 6:00AM (EDT)
U.S. Secretary of War Pete Hegseth speaks during a meeting between U.S. President Donald Trump and NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte in the Oval Office of the White House on June 24, 2026 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Andrew Harnik/Getty Images)
This article originally appeared on ProPublica.
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