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Pete Hegseth is defending himself against allegations of heavy drinking, mistreatment of women, and the financial mismanagement of two veterans' charities. The former Fox News host sat yesterday for an interview with another former host at that network, Megyn Kelly, for her show on SiriusXM. He insisted that Trump pledged his support in these words.

I'm Michelle Martin, that's Steve Inskeep, and this is Up First from NPR News. New York City police are searching for the person who killed the head of America's largest health insurer. This was a premeditated, preplanned, targeted attack.

Hegseth is a veteran who wrote in books about purging woke culture from the Pentagon. Now he's the latest of Trump's nominees to run into trouble.

The embattled nominee for Secretary of Defense quotes President-elect Trump as offering support.

Brian Thompson led the largest health insurer in the United States, and he was shot the morning of his employer's annual investors' conference. Authorities said he was targeted and the shooting was planned. NPR's Maria Aspin is covering this story.

Yes, in fact, the U.S. has deported millions of people in the past. And that gives us a chance to answer a question. When you deport a lot of workers who are not citizens, does that improve the job market for people who are and other people in the U.S. legally?

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