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Fierce, bipartisan pushback over Hegseth's plan for livestream execution

Welcome to The Hill's Defense & NatSec newsletter {beacon} Defense &National Security Defense &National Security The Big Story Fierce, bipartisan pushback over Hegseth's plan for a livestream execution Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s plan to livestream a military firing squad execution next month is causing a fierce outcry of opposition from both sides…

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