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In the high-stakes environment of the Dirksen Senate Office Building, a profound constitutional crisis is unfolding as the 2026 midterms approach. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth, representing a rebranded and radically restructured War Department under President Trump, recently faced a barrage of inquiries from Senators regarding the current trajectory of the American military. The hearings revealed a nation deeply divided, struggling with the fallout of an unauthorized war in Iran and a internal purge of high-ranking military leadership that critics argue is based more on ideology than competence.
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