“Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth announced on Wednesday a slate of 15 new appointees to the Defense Policy Board after he purged the previous panel last year,” NOTUS reports.“The new board will be chaired by Robert Lighthizer, who served as the U.S. trade representative under President Donald Trump’s first administration. Former Minnesota Sen. Norm Coleman, a Republican, will serve as vice chair. Other appointees include tech billionaire Marc Andreessen, right-wing author Michael Anton, former Republican Rep. Mike Garcia of California, and Blake Masters, a Republican former Senate candidate who has previously embraced conspiracy theories.”