Hegseth instructs Pentagon to defend 2026 elections from ‘foreign actors’
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth instructed the Pentagon last week to prioritize and deploy “advanced intelligence and cyber capabilities” to track down, disrupt and neutralize “foreign actors to protect the 2026 midterm elections” while “maintaining the fundamental freedoms that characterize our cou...
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What happenedHegseth instructs Pentagon to defend 2026 elections from ‘foreign actors’.
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CenterHegseth instructs Pentagon to defend 2026 elections from ‘foreign actors’
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Hegseth instructs Pentagon to defend 2026 elections from ‘foreign actors’
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth instructed the Pentagon last week to prioritize and deploy “advanced intelligence and cyber capabilities” to track down, disrupt and neutralize “foreign actor...
