Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth watches a US Air Force flyover during a ceremony for prisoners of war and those missing in action, at the Pentagon on September 18.
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Congress is already set for its first big legislative clash after Democrats’ historic win in last week’s elections: the potential impeachment of Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth.

But as is often the case with impeachment, the issue is a thorny one for both sides.

Democrats, who are riding high after the midterms, are launching headlong into a major fight with the Trump administration with undetermined results.