Pete Hegseth's nomination to lead the Pentagon clears a key hurdle in the Senate
The Senate on Thursday voted to advance Pete Hegseth's nomination to be President Donald Trump's defense secretary, setting up a final confirmation vote for the end of the week.
Pete Hegseth clears first Senate hurdle despite Democrats’ efforts to tank Pentagon nominee
The Republican-led chamber, requiring only a simple majority, voted to clear a procedural step and set the stage for confirmation likely this weekend.
Hegseth clears Senate hurdle and advances to a final confirmation vote
Pete Hegseth cleared a procedural hurdle Thursday to advance his confirmation to lead the Defense Department for a final Senate vote, setting up a high-stakes showdown.
Pete Hegseth Confirmation Vote Goes Down to the Wire
WASHINGTON—Allegations that surfaced this week of alcohol abuse and erratic behavior by Pete Hegseth, President Trump’s pick to lead the Pentagon, are adding to the uncertainty surrounding his confirmation vote Friday,
Senate advances Hegseth nomination, paving way to confirmation
The Senate voted largely along party lines Thursday to advance Pete Hegseth, President Trump’s nominee to serve as secretary of Defense, brushing aside a litany of misconduct allegations and the
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Hegseth wins critical vote to be Pentagon chief
Pete Hegseth cleared a major hurdle on his path to be President Trump's Defense secretary, with all but two of the Senate's Republican members supporting him in a Thursday procedural vote.
Pete Hegseth, Trump's Pentagon pick, clears Senate test vote
Pete Hegseth, President Donald Trump's pick to lead the Pentagon, cleared a key procedural hurdle in the Senate on Thursday to advance his nomination. The vote on ending debate came down to the wire,
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Senate advances Pete Hegseth as Trump’s defense secretary, despite allegations against him
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.
Senate to hold test vote on Pete Hegseth as a key Republican announces opposition
Pete Hegseth, President Donald Trump's pick to lead the Pentagon, faces a key procedural hurdle in the Senate on Thursday to advance his nomination.
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Murkowski says she'll vote no on Hegseth
Pete Hegseth is President Trump's nominee for secretary of Defense. He has denied multiple allegations of alcohol abuse, financial mismanagement and violence against women.
New allegations against Pete Hegseth alarm Democrats as Pentagon confirmation looms
Senate Democrats are sounding the alarm over a sworn affidavit from the ex-sister-in-law of Defense secretary nominee Pete Hegseth that accuses him of being abusive toward his second wife. The document emerged Tuesday,