Trump, Congress set to clash over Hegseth, Iran war, Ukraine after election
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- The Hill reports: “President Trump is headed for a showdown with Democrats and members of his party after Election Day over Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth’s future leadership of the Pentagon, the Iran war and the …”
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