BuzzFeed - Itâs the first cabinet-level departure since Democrats lost the Senate in the midterm elections. He will remain in his post until his replacement is confirmed. Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel resigned Monday, in the first cabinet-level departure after the Democratic losses in the Senate in the midterm elections. Hagel's successor will be named "in short order," a senior administration official told BuzzFeed News. At a news conference on Monday morning, Hagel said he will remain in his post "and work just as hard" until his replacement is confirmed by the Senate. At the news conference, Obama praised Hagel, 68, as "a young army sergeant from Vietnam who rose to serve as America's 24th secretary of defense." Referencing the troops, Obama said Hagel "stood where they stood. He's been in the dirt and he's been in the mud." Obama, calling Hagel a "friend," added that "this decision does not come easily to him." "When it's mattered most, behind closed doors, in the Ov
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