Assault allegations, women in combat: Takeaways from Hegseth confirmation hearing
WASHINGTON − Senators pressed Pete Hegseth on his alleged history of heavy drinking, shifting views on women in the military, ...
Trump selections for top jobs advance, despite initial controversy
Three days ahead of Trump’s return to the White House, many of his most prominent Cabinet choices have sailed relatively ...
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The Fear Driving Trump’s Second Term
As far as Pete Hegseth’s nomination for secretary of Defense goes, Senator Joni Ernst was the ball game, and it was over in ...
'MAGA nation is watching': Joni Ernst's vote for Hegseth underscore's Trump's grip on GOP
Trump's got the bullhorn now to say, ‘MAGA nation is watching,’” said outgoing Dallas County Republican Party Chair Kelley ...
Donald Trump Nominees Could Get 'Democratic Defections': Ex-Obama Strategist
David Axelrod said Pennsylvania Senator John Fetterman could be among those who will support some of Trump's Cabinet picks.
Judgment Day: Pentagon nominee Pete Hegseth survives grilling by Senate Democrats, ‘confirmation assured’ predict Republicans
Hegseth needs only 50 of the 53 Senate Republicans to vote for him to be confirmed, and it’s even possible he may pick up a Democratic vote. Sen. John Fetterman (D-PA), who met with Hegseth last week, ...
Hegseth’s confirmation would be a victory for anti-‘wokeism,’ libertine defiance
Unfortunately, the pushback against political correctness sometimes veers into rejecting basic civility — an attitude that ...
Ernst secures pledges from Hegseth on DOD audit, combating sexual assault in military
Iowa Sen. Joni Ernst, one of the Republican senators who has yet to say whether she will vote to confirm Pete Hegseth as ...