© 2026 All Rights reserved WUSF
Play Live Radio
Next Up:
0:00
0:00
0:00 0:00
Available On Air Stations
Our daily newsletter, delivered first thing weekdays, keeps you connected to your community with news, culture, national NPR headlines, and more.

Hegseth blocks senior Navy officers for promotion, including Black and female captains

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s involvement in promotions across the military has raised concerns that he is targeting officers for their race or gender, their association with diversity, equity and inclusion policies, or for being insufficiently loyal.

Here & Now‘s Scott Tong speaks with NPR Pentagon reporter Tom Bowman.

This article was originally published on WBUR.org.

Copyright 2026 WBUR

Here & Now Newsroom
Thanks to you, WUSF is here — delivering fact-based news and stories that reflect our community.⁠ Your support powers everything we do.