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Pressure on GOP Leadership Grows Following Midterm Setbacks and Calls for Change

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Pressure on GOP Leadership Grows Following Midterm Setbacks and Calls for Change

Pressure mounts on US defence chief after Republican midterm election rout

The Straits Times

Pressure mounts on US defence chief after Republican midterm election rout

Pressure mounts on US defence chief Pete Hegseth after election losses, with Democrats planning probes and Republicans criticising the Iran war.

Pete Hegseth, the first victim of the Republican rout? Speculation over his ouster grows

Firstpost

Pete Hegseth, the first victim of the Republican rout? Speculation over his ouster grows

The devastating election defeat in the US midterms has left Pete Hegseth facing major backlash over the unending Iran war. The US defence secretary could be ousted from Trump’s Cabinet, reportedly...

'Trump Is Still Your President': White House's Reminder After Republicans' Midterm Rout

NEWS18

'Trump Is Still Your President': White House's Reminder After Republicans' Midterm Rout

The White House delivered the message in a post on X featuring a picture of a glaring Trump looming over the Resolute Desk in the Oval Office.

ThePrint

Republicans call for Trump to change course after midterm drubbing

President Donald Trump faced pressure from Republicans on Wednesday to change course after a midterm election rout handed

Trump and Hegseth Under Fire: The Republican Blame Game Following Midterm Losses

Pete Hegseth faces Republican heat as Iran war blamed for midterm rout

Hindustan Times

Pete Hegseth faces Republican heat as Iran war blamed for midterm rout

Trump backed Hegseth on Wednesday, saying he is doing a very good job, even as Vice President Vance questioned whether the Iran war was worth it.

Trump says Hegseth doing 'a very good job' as questions swirl about his future

CNBC-TV18

Trump says Hegseth doing 'a very good job' as questions swirl about his future

US President Donald Trump backed Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth after Democrats won Congress in midterm elections driven by voter anger over the Iran war, though sources say Hegseth could still face r

Will Trump Sacrifice Pete Hegseth? Inside The Republican Blame Game After Midterm Loss

NEWS18

Will Trump Sacrifice Pete Hegseth? Inside The Republican Blame Game After Midterm Loss

The defence secreatry's close association with the Iran war makes him vulnerable to criticism, particularly as Republicans seek to avoid directly challenging Trump

Pete Hegseth is now a problem Trump can’t bring himself to solve

Independent

Pete Hegseth is now a problem Trump can’t bring himself to solve

Everyone predicted that War Daddy’s head would roll if the midterms results were bad. In reality, Trump has equivocated — because he’s backed himself into a corner on Iran, writes Holly Baxter

Hegseth promises ‘not to back down’ in pushing out Trump’s agenda as his seat gets warmer after midterm losses

Independent

Hegseth promises ‘not to back down’ in pushing out Trump’s agenda as his seat gets warmer after midterm losses

Hegseth has promised to continue his anti-DEI push at the Pentagon after Republicans’ crushing election defeat, warning, ‘We have only just begun to fight’

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