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President-elect Donald Trump has nominated some unconventional people to his Cabinet, including Fox News host Pete Hegseth as secretary of defense. Washington Post Pentagon reporter Dan Lamothe and military researcher Katherine Kuzminski explain what the picks say about Trump's national security agenda. This episode was produced by Victoria Chamberlin and Peter Balonon-Rosen, edited by Miranda Kennedy, fact-checked by Laura Bullard, engineered by Patrick Boyd and Rob Byers, and hosted by Noel King. Transcript at vox.com/today-explained-podcast Support Today, Explained by becoming a Vox Member today: http://www.vox.com/members Pete Hegseth during an Independence Day celebration on Fox & Friends Weekend in 2021. Photo by James Devaney/GC Images. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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  The case against legal sports betting

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  One year of Sphere

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  The price of paying college athletes

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  Can Trump get a Gaza ceasefire?

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  The right to die

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  Trump trolls the neighbours

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  Trad wife takeover

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  Will Syrians return home?

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  A win in the opioid crisis

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  The UnitedHealth CEO shooting

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  Target misses the mark

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  The truth about Y2K

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  Reigniting Syria's civil war

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  Can DOGE cut $2 trillion?

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  The Hunter becomes the pardoned

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  Wrestling with the Education Department