Politics● Low5d ago · Nov 5, 2026, 7:08 PM
Pete Hegseth under fire as Republicans trade blame for midterm debacle
GlobeAlert Desk · curated from DW News [en] · North America
Iran war hawk Pete Hegseth is facing the fallout from Republicans' midterms losses as high energy prices turned voters toward Democrats. US President Trump continues to support his embattled defense chief — for now.
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