https://flipnews.co.uk/topics/military-voting/ The latest Flip News stories on military-voting. en-GB Sat, 03 Oct 2026 06:38:57 GMT https://flipnews.co.uk/politics/hegseth-troops-day-off-vote-midterms/ https://flipnews.co.uk/politics/hegseth-troops-day-off-vote-midterms/ Sat, 03 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth has ordered a one-day military-wide stand down so US service members can vote in November's midterm elections, announcing the move in an October 2 video and formalising it in an October 1 memo that makes the day off a recurring feature of every election year. James Calloway us-midterms pete-hegseth military-voting USA Today