KNKent Nishimura

1. Article · Sep 25, 2026 · Kent Nishimura, AFP/Getty Images

   Opinion: Congress needs to put a stop to Pete Hegseth’s purges (opens the original)

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   Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and his critics agree on one thing: The Pentagon is in urgent need of transformation. The change he’s pursuing, however, is endangering that vital mission. Hegseth has led an unprecedented purge of the military’s top ranks, firing or driving out at least 20 generals, admirals and civilian defense leaders, including the service chiefs of the Army, Navy and Air Force. In a break with tradition, he has also intervened to block the promotions of dozens of others, a

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2. Article · Sep 17, 2026 · Kent Nishimura, AFP/Getty Images file

   Commentary: Healthcare costs have small businesses in an impossible bind (opens the original)

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   The healthcare affordability crisis is crushing everyone, but it has become downright calamitous for small businesses. Survey after survey after survey shows that employers expect healthcare costs to rise nearly 10% on average in 2027, a figure that could be twice as high for small firms. Those businesses — a key driver of the U.S. economy — are running out of ways to make the math on healthcare coverage work. Many have been pushed to the breaking point. They need relief, and so do the milli

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