Republicans blame Iran war, tariffs for midterm losses; Hegseth faces impeachment push
Briefing by News4U · First published
JD Vance, Ron DeSantis and Ted Cruz blamed the Iran war and tariffs for Republican midterm losses, with Vance writing the war cost the Senate for six years and Cruz saying tariffs made everything too expensive. Democrats won both chambers of Congress and most gubernatorial races. Republicans plan an impeachment vote against Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth next week; he defended the war as courageous and historic and vowed to stay until Trump’s term ends. Trump praised Hegseth but acknowledged the war raised gas prices. [1] [2] [3]
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