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Pete Hegseth, Senate and Nomination Stand

Pete Hegseth's nomination to lead the Pentagon clears a key hurdle in the Senate

Senators voted 51-49 to advance Hegseth's defense secretary bid, which has been mired in several controversies. Two Republicans oppose him.

New York Magazine · 14h

Where Does Pete Hegseth’s Nomination Stand?

Though new reports on the former Fox & Friends co-host’s behavior have emerged, he’s likely to be confirmed as Defense secretary this week.

The Associated Press on MSN · 10h

Senate advances Pete Hegseth as Trump’s defense secretary, despite allegations

A Princeton and Harvard-educated former combat veteran, Hegseth went on to make a career at Fox News, where he hosted a weekend show. Trump tapped him as the defense secretary to lead an organization with nearly 2.1 million service members, about 780,000 civilians and a budget of $850 billion.

Hosted on MSN13h

'This is big': Hegseth vote in doubt after GOP defection and warning to Vance: MSNBC

According to NBC's Julie Tsirkin, the nomination of Fox News personalty Pete Hegseth to be Donald Trump's secretary of ...

Cowboy State Daily9h

Senate Confirms Ratcliffe for CIA As Democrats Still Holding Up Noem, Hegseth

The U.S. Senate on Thursday confirmed President Donald Trump’s choice of John Ratcliffe to lead the CIA, but Democrats continued to draw out ...

Highlights From the Hearing Where Republicans Embraced Hegseth’s Bid to Lead the Pentagon

Democrats repeatedly called Pete Hegseth unfit to be secretary of defense, but Republicans on the Senate Armed Services ...

Hosted on MSN8h

Hegseth Advances, Final Confirmation Hearing Looms

Former Fox News host Pete Hegseth on Thursday took a major step closer to winning his bid to become U.S. secretary of defense. On a 51-49 vote, the Senate advanced Hegseth's nomination to lead the ...

The Associated Press on MSN10d

What to watch as Pete Hegseth faces questions about his experience and personal past

Mike Rounds, R-S.D., a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, at the Capitol in Washington, Dec. 5, 2024. (AP Photo ...

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Warren pushes for Hegseth’s wife to divest from defense company stocks

Senator Elizabeth Warren has called on President-elect Trump’s defense secretary pick, Pete Hegseth, to divest from thousands of dollars worth of defense company stocks held by his wife, ...

The Boston Globe9d

Pete Hegseth faced fierce questioning over misconduct allegations, views on women in combat. Here’s how it unfolded.

President-elect Donald Trump’s choice for defense secretary, Pete Hegseth ... decisions during war. Besides Hegseth, Tulsi Gabbard, Michael Waltz, and JD Vance — Trump’s picks for director ...

The Gazette10d

Trump nominee Pete Hegseth weathers Democrats' grilling to emerge largely unscathed

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President-elect Donald Trump's pick to lead the Pentagon, Pete Hegseth, endured fierce Democratic grilling over everything from his inexperience, alleged drinking and his ...

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Senate swears in Rubio and Vance replacements, bringing GOP to full majority

The Senate gained the replacements for former Sens. Marco Rubio and J.D. Vance on Tuesday with Florida's Ashley Moody and Ohio's Jon Husted getting sworn in.

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