Pentagon Priorities in Peril After Democrats’ Sweep

“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,” Axios reports.

“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 long list of congressional inquiries.”