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Thursday, April 23, 2026 3:50 PM ET

The Week - Top Stories

TODAY'S INTERNATIONAL story - Hegseth ousts Navy secretary amid Iran naval standoff - What happenedThe Pentagon yesterday said Navy Secretary John Phelan, a billionaire financier and donor close to President Donald Trump, was leaving effective immediately, in what was widely reported to be a firing engineered by Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth after months of infighting. Phelan's ab...

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NYT: FBI probed reporter after Patel girlfriend story -- Speed Read -- DOJ officials shut down the inquiry, the Times reported

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Georgia Democratic Rep. David Scott dies at 80 -- Speed Read -- Scott had recently filed to run for a 13th congressional term

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Hegseth ousts Navy secretary amid Iran naval standoff -- Speed Read -- Navy veteran Hung Cao will serve as acting secretary

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Hegseth ends US military flu vaccine requirement -- Speed Read -- Vaccines will still be available for service members who want them

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'Deadlocked' -- Today's Newspapers -- A roundup of the headlines from the US front pages -- The Week Staff -- Last updated

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A running list of everything Trump has named or renamed after himself -- In Depth -- The Kennedy Center is the latest thing to be slapped with Trump's name -- Justin Klawans, The Week US -- Last updated

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Book reviews: 'London Falling: A Mysterious Death in a Gilded City and a Family's Search for Truth' and 'Western Star: The Life and Legends of Larry McMurtry' -- Feature -- A journalist digs into a London true-crime mystery, and understanding Texas' most famous novelist -- The Week US -- Published

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