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Murkowski and Collins come out against Hegseth: ‘I believe character is the defining trait’
GOP Sen. Lisa Murkowski says she's "unable to support" Hegseth
GOP Sen. Lisa Murkowski says she "cannot in good conscience" support Pete Hegseth for secretary of defense, and Sen. Susan Collins voted "no" on his nomination in a procedural vote.
Republican Sen. Murkowski Opposes Hegseth for Defense Secretary
Some Republican lawmakers say they are taking seriously recent allegations that the man nominated to lead the Pentagon abused alcohol and engaged in erratic behavior.
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.
At his confirmation hearing last week, the former combat veteran and Fox News host said he was “falsely accused” in the 2017 incident.
A Senate panel voted along party lines to approve Pete Hegseth's nomination to be the next defense secretary, moving his nomination along to a full Senate vote.
Confirmation hearings begin this week for President-elect Donald Trump’s cabinet. The Republican-led senate is likely to confirm most of Trump’s picks but the fate of some of his more controversial nominees is still unclear.
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If President-elect Trump has his way, his Cabinet will be stacked with men and women with troubling personal histories.
Kash Patel, Tulsi Gabbard, Robert F. Kennedy, and Linda McMahon are expected to have their senate confirmation hearings next week to join President Trump's cabinet. One cabinet pick, Sen. Rubio, has been confirmed as the Secretary of State by the US Senate by unanimous consent.
Senate GOP leaders are rushing to advance Pete Hegseth as President Donald Trump’s defense secretary nominee. A crucial test vote was scheduled for Thursday amid grave objections from Democrats and
From left, Lee Zeldin, administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency nominee; Kash Patel, FBI director nominee; Pete Hegseth, secretary of defense nominee; and Linda McMahon, education secretary nominee;
Pete Hegseth, Trump’s nominee for secretary ... has been accused of sexual assault by a woman who babysat his children. Linda McMahon, his nominee for secretary of Education, has been accused ...
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Just a year after former Mayor Jim Kenney left office, Philadelphia lawmakers are already reexamining one of his signature achievements. During its first meeting of the year Thursday, City Council approved legislation to hold hearings on the city’s tax on sugar-sweetened beverages,
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The Senate has confirmed Marco Rubio as secretary of state, giving President Donald Trump the first member of his Cabinet. The vote was unanimous.
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