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Pete Hegseth confirmation vote expected to take place after inauguration

Wicker did not specify what day the vote would take place, but said it could be as late as next Thursday if Senate Democrats do not allow the chamber to speed up the confirmation process.

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The New York Times · 4d

Pete Hegseth’s Preposterous Selection

A telling moment in the supremely depressing Senate confirmation hearing for Pete Hegseth, the Fox News personality who is Donald Trump’s pick for defense secretary, came right at the beginning, when the former Republican senator Norm Coleman introduced him.

The Washington Post on MSN · 4d

4 takeaways from Pete Hegseth’s confirmation hearing

Awkward exchanges about the defense secretary hopeful’s past were plentiful as Democrats went after the first embattled Trump pick to face a confirmation hearing.

USA Today · 4d

When will Pete Hegseth be confirmed? What to know about Senate confirmation votes, dates

Even though Trump has not officially been inaugurated, the Senate can confirm cabinet members before his Oath of Office.

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Dem senator who bashed Hegseth's qualifications stands by DOD sec who oversaw botched Afghan withdrawal

Sen. Blumenthal grilled SecDef nominee Pete Hegseth on his qualifications despite reaffirming current support for the job ...

Pentagon report criticizes defense secretary, deputy for not adhering to protocols

In a statement accompanying his report on Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin’s hospitalization, Pentagon Inspector General Robert ...

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Defense Secretary Austin bids farewell, reflects on term marked by crises and change

WASHINGTON (AP) — Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin bid farewell Friday to the forces and personnel he has led through a ...

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Trump's controversial Pentagon pick Pete Hegseth's future faces crucial test in Senate committee hearing

Pete Hegseth must be approved by the GOP-led Senate Armed Services Committee before he can go before the full Senate for ...

Austin, the first Black defense secretary, ends his term marred by Afghanistan but buoyed by Ukraine

Austin retired from the Army in 2016 only to be asked to return to the Pentagon by President Joe Biden in 2021, making ...

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Seven wild moments from Hegseth’s hearing

Pete Hegseth’s nomination hearing on Tuesday was expected to deliver fireworks — and it didn’t disappoint. While Republicans gave Hegseth the chance to push back against allegations ranging from ...

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‘I know what I don’t know,’ SecDef pick says at confirmation hearing

At the hearing, Democrats questioned Hegseth’s bona fides—he has no experience leading a large organization—and his fitness ...

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Hegseth’s views on women in combat, infidelity and more — in his own words

As an author of several books and a former Fox News Channel host, Hegseth has been forced to defend himself against a long record of his own public comments.

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Trump's pick for Pentagon chief says troops forced out of the military over the COVID vaccine could be 're-recruited' with back pay and an apology

Pete Hegseth, Trump's pick to lead DoD, said troops will get back what "they lost because they were forced out due to an ...

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

Democrats say Hegseth’s lack of experience, his past comments about women and Black troops and allegations of excessive ...

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