Pete Hegseth - Trump's Pick For Next President? | News Round-Up

In this news round-up of the week for Friday September 4th 2026: The resignation of US Army secretary Dan Driscoll leaves Pete Hegseth exposed as more voices are raised against him - but could that actually make him the next MAGA presidential candidate? The US tells American space companies to consider avoiding a space conference being held by President Macron because the US wants to monopolise anything to do with space and France is to be considered a borderline enemy. And MAGA-lite Reform UK have their big reset day after difficult times, but find themselves in yet another almighty row. And this comes at a moment when the Trump administration, which they fashion themselves after, is gearing up to make life extremely difficult for Britain indeed.