White House Denies Hegseth and Rubio Are Leaving Their Jobs
The White House has played down reports that Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth and Secretary of State Marco Rubio could be leaving their posts. The reports followed heavy losses for Republicans in the recent US elections.
Context
Context: Hegseth leads the US Department of Defence and Rubio leads the State Department, and both are senior members of the Trump administration. The reports came after the US midterm elections, when voters choose the whole House and a third of the Senate.
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