Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth struck down promotions for at least two female and two Black male Navy officers.

The fact that Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has directly intervened and edited military branches’ promotion lists is itself highly unusual and tough to defend.

Under Hegseth's leadership, the Pentagon has made strikes to revoke what the Trump administration views as unmeritocratic affirmative action for women and minorities within the U.S. military amid wide...