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Military● Low1h ago · Nov 4, 2026, 7:09 PM

Key Pentagon priorities in peril after Democratic sweep

GlobeAlert Desk · curated from Axios · North America

Tuesday's election was great for Democrats. It was bad for Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and some of the White House's most ambitious national security projects.Why it matters: Surprise wins across the map for Democrats — including in the Deep South — complicate a lot for the Trump administration.Republicans have relied on a simple-majority funding mechanism known as reconciliation to pay for marquee projects like Golden Dome. That option is now a long shot over the next few months, and impossible after that.Outrage over the Iran war, well beyond the half-year mark, is sure to turbocharge a l

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