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Senator presses Hegseth, Caine for commitment to keep US military out of the midterm elections

ABC News Politics · August 18, 2026 at 1:05 PM

Senator presses Hegseth, Caine for commitment to keep US military out of the midterm elections

Democratic Sen.

Elissa Slotkin has asked Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth to confirm that he won’t send troops to polling places during the midterm elections

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