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Hegseth Defies Impeachment Threat as Trump Backs Him After Midterm Losses

A Republican lawmaker plans to force an impeachment vote as soon as next week, testing support for Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth after election losses blamed on the Iran war.

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  1. 1Hegseth faces impeachment push after Republican midterm losses as Trump backs him
  2. 2Hegseth Defies Impeachment Threat as Trump Backs Him After Midterm Losses

Key moments · 11

Trump privately asks advisers whether Hegseth should stay

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Trump acknowledges Iran war contributed to Republican losses

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Tillis warns Hegseth faces reckoning in returning Congress

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Massie plans impeachment vote when Congress returns next week

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Trump links Iran war to Republican midterm losses

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Trump says he intends to keep Hegseth

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Hegseth rejects impeachment push and vows not to back down

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Hegseth vows to keep fighting Iran

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Hegseth rejects impeachment threat in video to troops

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Report casts doubt on possible Senate appointment

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Comer says Republicans have many questions about Hegseth

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  1. Hegseth Faces Impeachment Effort and Bipartisan Scrutiny After Midterm Elections - The New York Times
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  2. 'He's Screwed': Republicans Turn on Pete Hegseth as Impeachment Showdown Nears
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  3. Pentagon Officials Float Names of Hegseth’s Replacement
    The Intercept
  4. Pete Hegseth becomes GOP’s political scapegoat after midterm bloodbath as impeachment vote looms
    New York Post
  5. Pete Hegseth's future in doubt as top Republican raises 'questions' about his leadership... and Senate escape route is slammed shut
    Daily Mail

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  1. Hegseth in ‘trouble’ as Trump faces music on Iran war, midterms
    The Hill
  2. Hegseth in ‘trouble’ as Trump faces music on Iran war, midterms - The Hill
    The Hill
  3. Hegseth Lashes Out at Critics Calling for His Firing
    NYT Politics
  4. Trump says he is not firing Pete Hegseth
    CBS Top Stories
  5. Defiant Pete Hegseth lashes out in fiery video saying impeachment 'won't work with me' as ouster chatter reaches climax
    Daily Mail

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  1. Is Pete Hegseth on his way out? Trump weighs Pentagon leadership after GOP setback
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  2. Trump says Hegseth doing 'a very good job' as questions swirl about his future - Reuters
    Reuters
  3. Trump dismisses possibility of replacing Hegseth amid Iran war fallout
    ABC News
  4. Trump dismisses prospect of replacing Hegseth amid Iran war fallout
    ABCNews.com
  5. Trump weighs making Pete Hegseth the fall guy for Republicans’ crushing Midterm loss: ‘Knives are definitely out for him’
    New York Post