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Pete Hegseth, Senate

Hegseth emerges from tough Senate hearing with confirmation vote on track

Senate Republicans are expressing optimism that Pete Hegseth, President-elect Donald Trump’s choice to lead the Pentagon, earned the support he needs to be confirmed after he emerged mostly unscathed from his confirmation hearing before the Senate Armed Services Committee on Tuesday.

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Iowa's US Sen. Joni Ernst will vote to confirm Pete Hegseth as secretary of defense

Iowa's Republican U.S. Sen. Joni Ernst said Tuesday she will vote to confirm Pete Hegseth to lead the U.S. Department of Defense, ending weeks of speculation about whether she would stand in opposition to President-elect Donald Trump.

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Hegseth survives attacks from Democrats in testy Senate hearing

Pete Hegseth on Tuesday battled through a high-stakes Senate hearing in which Democrats sought to paint the Pentagon nominee as inexperienced, unprofessional and toxic due to allegations of sexual

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Senate’s week packed with nomination hearings for Trump’s Cabinet picks

Energy committee chairman Sen. Mike Lee postponed Burgum's hearing, saying his paperwork was unnecessarily delayed.

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Here’s How Senate Confirmation Works for Trump’s Cabinet

Senator John Tower, a Texas Republican, was the last Cabinet nominee to be voted down by the Senate. Mr. Tower was chosen by President George H.W. Bush to be defense secretary, but was rejected in part over accusations of excessive drinking.

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Trump’s Cabinet picks are set for Senate hearings. Here’s the schedule

Senate hearings are scheduled this coming week for several of Trump’s picks for the Cabinet. Many have met with senators individually. Now, they will go before the committees overseeing the agencies that Trump wants them to run. Here’s a look at the schedule for Senate hearings set so far, in Eastern time:

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Senate immigration bill aims to overturn Supreme Court precedent in a sea change for legal system, experts say

Anti-immigrant state officials and federal judges would have new power to dictate immigration enforcement– including whether ...

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US Capitol flags to fly at full-staff for Trump's inauguration, House Speaker says

Flags at the U.S. Capitol will fly at full-staff "to celebrate our country coming together" for incoming president Donald ...

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Reversing Donald Trump, Joe Biden moves to take Cuba off US state sponsor of terror list

An administration official said Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva also asked Biden to lift the state sponsor of ...

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When presidents would send handwritten lists of their nominees to the Senate, things were a lot different

The US now faces the likelihood of a bruising and raucous set of confirmation hearings − a clear break from the cooperative ...

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Disaster aid for California should not come with conditions, US House Democratic Caucus chair says

comes under fire at Senate hearing 4:28 PM UTC · Updated ago United Statescategory US House aiming to vote on budget by ...

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Two Gulfport students selected for US Senate Youth Program

The United States Senate Youth Program (USSYP) announced that two Mississippi high school students from Gulfport will join Sen. Roger Wicker and Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith ...

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No. 2 Senate Democratic leader will back Rubio for secretary of State

Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (Ill.) on Monday announced that he will vote for Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) to become the ...

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Thune on role as Senate Majority Leader

Republican Senate Majority Leader John Thune has a bold legislative agenda. “We want to make sure we’re securing the border, ...

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