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Pete Hegseth is facing a new threat — and it's not just from Democrats

Earlier this year, Senate Republicans decided to tighten the screws on Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth. The Pentagon had, for months, stonewalled lawmakers' request for materials related to the military's deadly targeting of alleged drug traffickers in Latin America. So this spring, the GOP-led Senate Armed Services Committee made a threat: grant access to the documents or it would block one of the Trump administration's political nominees. Subscribe to The Post Most newsletter for the most impor