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Republicans silent on Hegseth fear 'questioning Trump and earning his wrath': analysis
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is now fighting for his job leading the U.S. military after the second scandal in which he ...
Why Trump Is Standing by Hegseth, for Now
Trump is currently supporting his defense secretary, but some in the administration are speculating about how long Pete ...
AlterNet on MSN2d
'Month of total chaos': How the Pentagon is suffering 'dysfunction' under Trump admin
When Donald Trump nominated far-right MAGA loyalist Pete Hegseth for secretary of defense, many Democrats and Never Trump ...
AlterNet on MSN6d
'Delicate dance': This 'reliable' Trump 'ally' is 'quietly emerging as the Pentagon’s unlikely foil'
Senate Armed Services Committee Chairman Roger Wicker (R-Mississippi) is far from a Never Trumper, voting to confirm ...
Republicans quietly hope Supreme Court bails them out on Trump’s trade war
Republican lawmakers are quietly hoping the Supreme Court will hit the brakes on President Trump’s trade war, which has ...
The Independent14d
Republicans look for an exit ramp on tariffs
along with Senator Susan Collins of Maine, and Kentucky Senators Rand Paul and Mitch McConnell joined Democrats to pass a resolution to roll back Trump’s tariffs against Canada. In addition ...
Fox News14d
VP Vance blasts McConnell's vote against Trump Pentagon nominee: 'Political pettiness'
Vice President JD Vance spoke out against Sen. Mitch McConnell's, R-Ky., vote against confirming Elbridge Colby to serve as undersecretary of defense for policy. "Mitch’s vote today—like so ...
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Seven GOP senators sign onto bill to check Trump’s trade authority
(The Hill) – Seven Republican senators, including Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), the Senate’s president pro tempore, and Mitch McConnell ... Young (R-Ind.) and Susan Collins (R-Maine), in supporting ...