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Senate Armed Services Committee advances Pete Hegseth's nomination to lead the Pentagon
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Senate Armed Services Committee Advances Hegseth’s Nomination Along Party Lines
Hegseth’s Nomination as Defense Secretary to Face a Test Vote in the Senate
The vote may indicate whether fresh allegations about his personal conduct that surfaced this week are enough to stop his confirmation.
In a private vote, the Senate Armed Services Committee approved Mr. Hegseth’s nomination strictly along party lines on a vote of 14 to 13, with Republicans voting as a bloc to move it to the floor and Democrats unanimously opposed.
Pete Hegseth's former sister-in-law said in an affidavit to senators on Tuesday that President Donald Trump's pick to lead the Pentagon abused his second ex-wife to the point where she once hid in a closet and gave friends a code word to use in a crisis.
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Hegseth’s former sister-in-law claims he abused ex-wife in Senate affidavitThe former sister-in-law of Pete Hegseth, the nominee for secretary of the U S Department of Defense, has accused him of abusing his ex-wife However, the ex-wife denies there was any physical abuse
Republicans appear poised to confirm Trump’s controversial nominee to lead the government’s largest and most complex agency
Even though Trump has not officially been inaugurated, the Senate can confirm cabinet members before his Oath of Office.
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Democrats questioned whether there were gaps. By Karoun Demirjian Reporting from Washington The top members of the Senate Armed Services Committee were briefed late Friday afternoon on the ...
The Foreign Relations Committee is scheduled to vote on the Rubio nomination Monday afternoon before it heads to the floor. Senate Armed Services Chairman Roger Wicker, R-Miss., said last week he plans to hold a Monday evening vote on Trump’s nomination of former Fox News host Pete Hegseth to be secretary of Defense.
Pete Hegseth, Trump's nominee to lead the Pentagon, withstood hours of questioning during his Senate Armed Services Committee confirmation hearing.
Pete Hegseth’s ex-wife recently gave a new statement to the FBI about the defense nominee’s alcohol use, according to two sources familiar with the matter, an issue that has become a source of controversy during his confirmation process.
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