10/22/2026
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Hegseth’s future as Pentagon chief at center of lame-duck defense battle

Filed by Deacon Rift
Hegseth’s future as Pentagon chief at center of lame-duck defense battle
Senate Democrats are quietly floating the ouster of Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth after the Nov. 3 election as the political price for cooperation on key defense-related issues in the post-election lame duck session, and they may have some GOP support to shake-up the Pentagon’s leadership, according to Senate sources. The Defense Department has set…
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