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Pete Hegseth may take fall for Republicans’ midterm losses, despite Trump support

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The GuardianPete Hegseth may take fall for Republicans’ midterm losses, despite Trump support
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JD Vance calls Iran war into question as Thomas Massie files eight articles of impeachment Send us your questions about the US midterms results and Democrats’ ‘blue wave’ Pete Hegseth is increasingly looking like he may take the fall for Republicans’…

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