We’ll get an update from Courier Newsroom national correspondent Keya Vakil on President-elect Trump’s embattled nominee for Defense secretary—and how it’s fair to see Pete Hogseth as a reflection of Trump himself, media characters who lack the moral character to lead the military or a nation. In a related story, Congressman Tom Tiffany would like people too poor to buy food to be hungry more often.

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