The D Brief: Crash near border kills 2 US troops; Pentagon axes two advisors for alleged leaks; Leadership shakeups continue; ACLU sues DoDEA over banned books; And a bit more.

Two American troops perished in a vehicle crash while deployed near the Mexico border on Tuesday. A third service member is in serious condition after the accident, which occurred near Santa Teresa, New Mexico, just before 9 a.m. local time, officials at Northern Command announced Wednesday evening. All three were Marines assigned to Joint Task Force Southern Border, which began operating along the border just last month, according to the New York Times.“The accident occurred in a civ