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Hegseth calls impeachment effort a political 'circus'

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth speaks during a press conference at the Pentagon in Washington, Tuesday, Nov. 10, 2026. (Nathan Howard/AP)
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Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth speaks during a press conference at the Pentagon in Washington, Tuesday, Nov. 10, 2026. (Nathan Howard/AP)

Here & Now‘s Indira Lakshmanan speaks with NPR’s Tom Bowman about Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s future.

Tuesday, in his first news conference since May, Hegseth defended his record in office and pushed back on an effort in Congress to impeach him.

This article was originally published on WBUR.org.

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