Democratic Sen. Elizabeth Warren will not give up her crusade against President Donald Trump's nominee for secretary of defense, Pete Hegseth. Warren came out as a stern opponent of Hegseth for the job during the latter's hearing in front of the Armed Services Committee on January 14.
Sen. Warren repeatedly threw the nominee for Defense Secretary's own words back at him in a heated exchange about his views on women in combat.
The new information came in response to additional questions posed to Hegseth by Massachusetts Democratic Sen. Elizabeth Warren.
The senator from Massachusetts questions the secretary of defense nominee for his flip-flopping views of women in the military.
Pete Hegseth, President Trump's nominee to lead the Defense Department, is on track to be confirmed as soon as Friday night if his support holds.
Democratic Sen. Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts is attacking a Trump administration nominee’s Christian views despite her yearslong partnership with a
Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D., Mass.) told Pete Hegseth that his behavior toward women “disqualifies” him for the defense-secretary job and proceeded to quote statements by Hegseth dating back to 2013 and as recently as November.
Laughter erupted during the Senate confirmation hearing Tuesday as Secretary of Defense nominee Pete Hegseth retorted Democratic Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth
After a few GOP senators, including McConnell, voted against Hegseth for defense secretary, the Senate narrowly voted to confirm him.
D: Former Fox News host Pete Hegseth’s Defense Secretary nomination cleared a Senate procedural hurdle, pointing to a likely confirmation for one of Donald Trump’s most controversial picks. The vote was 51-49.
The settlement’s existence after a 2017 accusation had been documented before the defense secretary nominee’s confirmation hearing this month, but the amount had not been known publicly.