Nancy Lacore, ousted by Pete Hegseth last year, heads to a run-off in race for Nancy Mace’s seatUS politics live – latest updatesA three-star navy rear-admiral fired by Pete Hegseth last year in the defense secretary’s purge of senior US military officials advanced to a Democratic run-off in a closely-watched congressional race in South Carolina.Nancy Lacore, who served 35 years in the navy, was chief of the navy reserve when she was ousted by Hegseth in August. Continue reading...