“Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s acting chief of staff tried and failed to oust a senior White House liaison assigned to the Pentagon, detailing an unusual dispute that marks the latest instance of infighting among a staff plagued by disagreement and distrust,” the Washington Post reports.
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