# Sen. Coons on Huang affair, Iran war and why Trump should fire Hegseth > HelixNews · Web page: https://helixnews.one/story/1465691 · All pages for agents: https://helixnews.one/llms.txt 4 outlets covering · First listed: PBS NewsHour, Nov 11, 2026, 5:40 PM · Read it: As Democrats prepare to take control of Congress, Delaware Sen. Chris Coons is poised to become chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, succeeding retiring Democrat Jeanne Shaheen. A staunch supporter of Ukraine and a critic of President Trump's war with Iran, Coons would take the helm at a consequential moment for American foreign policy. Coons joined Geoff Bennett to discuss more. ## Who's covering it In the order they published: - Nov 10, 2026, 10:06 AM: [Trump gives Hegseth an A+]() — The Hill (Newspaper, United States) President Trump gives Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth an “A” plus for his work at the Pentagon following outgoing Rep. Thomas Massie (R-Ky.) introducing eight articles of impeachment against him. “Pete Hegseth gets an ‘A’ PLUS, PLUS, PLUS for his defense against a disgruntled, angry, defeated, former Congressman, Thomas Massie, a TOTAL LOSER,” Trump wrote on… - Nov 11, 2026, 6:06 AM: [Trump says Iran war will be over "when we want to end it"]() — CBS News (TV network, United States) President Trump spoke about the Iran war during a Veterans Day address on Wednesday at Arlington National Cemetery. - Nov 11, 2026, 11:06 AM: [Is The Iran War 'Effectively Over' As Trump Claims?]() — Forbes (Magazine, United States) On “Forbes Newsroom,” Behnam Ben Taleblu, the senior director of the FDD’s Iran Program, reacted to President Trump’s claim the war against Iran is “effectively over.” - Nov 11, 2026, 5:40 PM: [Sen. Coons on Huang affair, Iran war and why Trump should fire Hegseth]() — PBS NewsHour (Public broadcaster, United States) As Democrats prepare to take control of Congress, Delaware Sen. Chris Coons is poised to become chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, succeeding retiring Democrat Jeanne Shaheen. A staunch supporter of Ukraine and a critic of President Trump's war with Iran, Coons would take the helm at a consequential moment for American foreign policy. Coons joined Geoff Bennett to discuss more.