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Pete Hegseth under fire as Republicans trade blame for midterm debacle

Iran war hawk Pete Hegseth is facing the fallout from Republicans' midterms losses as high energy prices turned voters toward Democrats.

✦ Extractive summary — built from the sources' own reporting•From 1 source•1 min read•Updated November 5, 2026, 7:08 PM UTC

US President Trump continues to support his embattled defense chief — for now.

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