John Phelan is ‘departing the administration, effective immediately’ says Pentagon as undersecretary Hung Cao takes over – key US politics stories from 22 April 2026 at a glance

Secretary of the Navy John Phelan is leaving the Trump administration "effective immediately," a spokesman for the Department of Defense said.

The Pentagon has announced that the Navy’s top civilian official, Secretary of the Navy John Phelan, is leaving his job.

John Phelan did not give reasons for his resignation