Pete Hegseth orders the army to protect the US elections: 'Will identify, disrupt, and neutralize foreign interference'

Pete Hegseth ordonă armatei să protejeze alegerile din SUA: „Va identifica, perturba și neutraliza interferențele străine”

80 reports from 75 outlets in 5 languages · first reported 2026-09-29 00:19 UTC · updated 2026-09-30 20:40 UTC · JSON

Pete Hegseth, the Secretary of Defense, has directed national security and military cyber forces to guard US election systems during the midterm elections.^{[1, 2, 5, 6, 8]} Hegseth issued a memo to counter foreign threats to the elections, according to reports.^{[3, 4, 10]} The military cyber forces are to use "every authorized asset" to defend the midterm elections from foreign interference.^[4]

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Reports

1. Hegseth says national security, military cyber forces will guard US election systems during midtermsPublished by wtva.com, wxyz.com, koaa.com, wndu.com, kwtx.com, americanpress.com, thepeterboroughexaminer.com, newsday.com, federalnewsnetwork.com, winchesterstar.com, dailygazette.com, dailygazette.com and 8 more · 2026-09-29 23:35 UTC
2. Hegseth says national security, cyber forces to guard election systemsPublished by citizensvoice.com, troyrecord.com, whittierdailynews.com, pasadenastarnews.com, mercurynews.com, denverpost.com, presstelegram.com, dailybulletin.com, greeleytribune.com, pressdemocrat.com, redlandsdailyfacts.com, sgvtribune.com and 2 more · 2026-09-29 15:24 UTC
3. National security forces will guard US election systems during midterms, Hegseth saysPublished by wisn.com, wmur.com, wxii12.com, ketv.com, wesh.com, wtae.com, koco.com, wlwt.com, ksbw.com, wjcl.com, koat.com, wgal.com and 1 more · 2026-09-29 18:40 UTC
4. Hegseth says national security, military cyber forces to guard election systemsPublished by kztv10.com, wtxl.com, 10news.com, abc15.com, kxxv.com, kristv.com, ksby.com, turnto23.com · 2026-09-29 23:28 UTC
5. Hegseth on who will guard the November midterm election systemPublished by jcpost.com, littleapplepost.com, greatbendpost.com, hayspost.com, salinapost.com · 2026-09-29 16:09 UTC
6. Hegseth directs military to defend US midterm elections from foreign interferencePublished by krdo.com, krdo.com, kten.com, abc12.com · 2026-09-29 10:47 UTC
7. Hegseth Orders Cyber Command, Intel Agencies To Counter Foreign Threats To MidtermsPublished by zerohedge.com, theepochtimes.com · 2026-09-30 20:40 UTC
8. Hegseth Issues Memo to Counter Foreign Threats to Electionsexecutivegov.com · en · 2026-09-29 20:50 UTC
9. Hegseth directs military cyber forces to use 'every authorized asset' to defend midterm elections from foreign interference amid Trump's funding cuts to election security agenciesabcnews.com · en · 2026-09-29 18:40 UTC
10. Hegseth says national security forces will guard election systemschicagotribune.com · en · 2026-09-29 18:14 UTC
11. Pete Hegseth ordonă armatei să protejeze alegerile din SUA: „Va identifica, perturba și neutraliza interferențele străine”Pete Hegseth orders the army to protect the US elections: 'Will identify, disrupt, and neutralize foreign interference'antena3.ro · ro · 2026-09-29 15:08 UTC
12. Hegseth orders military intelligence to prioritize countering foreign threats to 2026 midtermsktsa.com · en · 2026-09-29 10:42 UTC
13. Hegseth orders U.S. Cyber Command and defense intelligence agencies to prioritize foreign interference threats ahead of 2026 electionsdefence-industry.eu · en · 2026-09-29 09:50 UTC
14. Hegseth ordena a fuerzas armadas que defiendan las elecciones de mitad de mandato de EE.UU. de injerencia extranjerakrdo.com · en · 2026-09-29 08:31 UTC
15. Хегсет: Военните киберсили ще охраняват междинните избори в САЩHegseth: Military cyber forces will guard the US midterm electionsdir.bg · bg · 2026-09-29 07:45 UTC
16. ЗМІ: Гегсет доручив Пентагону протидіяти іноземному втручанню у проміжні вибориMedia: Gegset tasked the Pentagon to counter foreign interference in the interim electionspravda.com.ua · uk · 2026-09-29 07:18 UTC
17. Пийт Хегсет: Киберсилите на САЩ ще пазят междинните избориPiit Hegseth: US cyber forces will guard the interim elections24chasa.bg · bg · 2026-09-29 07:06 UTC
18. ΗΠΑ: Ο Χέγκσεθ επιστρατεύει τον στρατό για να θωρακίσει τις ενδιάμεσες εκλογές από ξένες παρεμβάσειςUSA: Hekse enlists the army to shield the midterm elections from foreign interferenceskai.gr · el · 2026-09-29 06:17 UTC
19. Διαταγή Χέγκσεθ στον στρατό να πολεμήσει ξένες παρεμβάσεις στις ενδιάμεσες εκλογές των ΗΠΑHaegge's order to the army to fight foreign interference in the US midterm electionseleftherostypos.gr · el · 2026-09-29 05:16 UTC
20. Hegseth Orders Pentagon Cyber Forces To Defend 2026 Midterms From Foreign Threatsworthynews.com · en · 2026-09-29 04:07 UTC
21. Hegseth mobilizes cyber forces to protect US election systemswokv.com · en · 2026-09-29 00:27 UTC