Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel Faces Questions from Congress
In national news, Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel faces questions from congress on last month’s prisoner swap for U.S. Army Sergeant Bowe Bergdahl.
He says he and his staff could have done a better job of keeping congress informed, but mediators had indicated that time was slipping away to get Bergdahl out safely.Â
Hagel says the swap of five Taliban figures who’d been held at Guantanamo may have been the “last, best” chance to secure the release of the only U.S. soldier held captive in Afghanistan.
