Full interview: Rep.-elect Nancy Lacore, former Navy Vice Admiral fired by Sec. Hegseth

What happened: Margaret Brennan's full interview with Rep.-elect Nancy Lacore aired in part on November 8, 2026. Lacore, former chief of the Naval Reserve, was let go by Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth without explanation in August 2025. Key numbers: Interview aired November 8, 2026. Lacore was dismissed in August 2025. She was one of more than three dozen candidates who flipped seats. Why it matters: Lacore will become the highest-ranking female U.S. military officer to ever serve in Congress. Her win came as part of what the content calls a "blue wave.

Margaret Brennan's full interview with Rep.-elect Nancy Lacore aired in part on November 8, 2026. Lacore, former chief of the Naval Reserve, was let go by Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth without explanation in August 2025.

Lacore will become the highest-ranking female U.S. military officer to ever serve in Congress. Her win came as part of what the content calls a "blue wave.