Hegseth instructs Pentagon to defend 2026 elections from ‘foreign actors’

Nothing says free and fair election like the Department of Defense deciding whose speech counts as foreign.

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth instructed the Pentagon last week to prioritize and deploy “advanced intelligence and cyber capabilities” to track down, disrupt and neutralize “foreign actors to protect the 2026 midterm elections” while “maintaining the fundamental freedoms that characterize our country.” “Commander U.S. Cyber Command and the Directors of the Combat Support Agencies will prioritize…

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