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Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth faced his first congressional testimony in a year amid a stalled war in Iran and mounting controversies over his leadership, using the hearing to defend President Trump’s military agenda while dismissing critics as 'defeatists' and refusing to commit to upho
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth faced his first congressional testimony in a year amid a stalled war in Iran and mounting controversies over his leadership, using the hearing to defend President Trump’s military agenda while dismissing critics as 'defeatists' and refusing to commit to upho
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Eric Schmitt
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Pete HegsethEric SchmittMichael BarbaroElizabeth WarrenTim KaineAlyssa SlotkinJackie Rosen
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