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Ousting Hegseth 'priority No. 1' if Democrats retake House, Crow says
Crow sits on the House Armed Services Committee, and a CBS News and YouGov poll of 2,355 adults puts Democrats on pace for 229 House seats; the election is early.
On air: Chip Darnell and Gloria Vance on BBN After HoursPublished
At a glance
- First reported by Washington Examiner: “Ousting Hegseth ‘priority No. 1’ if Democrats retake majority, Rep. Jason Crow says”, with reporting from Newsmax.
- Covered on BBN on Monday, October 26, 2026, at 4:37 AM ET on BBN After Hours, by Chip Darnell and Gloria Vance.
- Topics: Hegseth, Democrats.
- BBN covered this story before: Durbin warns Democrats of regret after 30 Senate years (October 25).
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Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorRep. Jason Crow, a Democrat on the House Armed Services Committee, told Face the Nation that ousting War Secretary Pete Hegseth is his priority number one if Democrats win the House in November.
Gloria Vance · World News AnchorAnd CBS News says its House model has Democrats on pace for two hundred twenty-nine seats, with a range reaching into the two-thirties.
Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorThe pollster calls it the avoidance election, so voters are mostly showing up to stop things.
Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorPriority number one, and the other side hasn't even filled out its ballot yet!
The story so far
- Virginia Democrats waver on prosecuting one of their own · Fox News
- Obama hits the trail for Democrats ahead of the midterms · BBC
- Obama hits the campaign trail for Democrats with midterms less than… · CBS News
- Obama jokes about Hegseth's hair and testosterone in Ohio · The Hill
- Democrats ask judge to dismiss challenge to Alaska Senate race · NBC News
- Durbin warns Democrats of regret after 30 Senate years · Washington Examiner
- Ousting Hegseth 'priority No. 1' if Democrats retake House, Crow says (this story)
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