Washington Today (10-7-26): Def. Sec. Hegseth visits USS Lincoln, back in U.S. from Iran War

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Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth speaks aboard the USS Abraham Lincoln aircraft carrier off the coast of California as the ship returns from a record-setting deployment in support of combat operations against Iran, blaming some in the media for highlighting reports of poor conditions and crew morale. Solemn remembrances on this third anniversary of Hamas' military attack on Israel. Secretary of State Marco Rubio gives a speech at historic Pnyx Hill in Athens, warning that Western civilization and its values derived from ancient Greece is at a critical inflection point. World Health Organization seeks more information from Russia about a suspected second employee at a plague laboratory developing pneumonia. President Donald Trump celebrates autoenrollment of tens of millions of children in so-called Trump Accounts that provide growth with tax advantages, before heading to Texas to campaign for Republican Senate candidate Ken Paxton. Sen. Susan Collins (R-ME) debates her Democratic op