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Senate Advances Pete Hegseth as Trump's Defense Secretary

Senate is preparing to confirm Hegseth as defense secretary in late evening vote

The Senate is muscling Pete Hegseth’s nomination as defense secretary toward confirmation. The Republican senators are prioritizing the former Fox News host and combat veteran’s vow to create a “warrior culture” at the Pentagon over allegations of heavy drinking and aggressive behavior toward women.

NBC News on MSN · 1h

Senate nears final vote on Pete Hegseth for defense secretary, with some uncertainty

The Republican-controlled Senate is expected to vote on whether to confirm Pete Hegseth, President Donald Trump’s controversial pick for defense secretary.

People on MSN · 21h

Pete Hegseth, Trump's Pick for Defense Secretary, Paid $50K to Quiet Sexual Assault Accuser: Report

Hegseth reportedly committed the sexual assault at a Monterey, Calif. hotel in October 2017 Pete Hegseth, President Donald Trump’s defense secretary nominee, reportedly paid $50,000 to the woman who accused him of sexual assault in 2017,

Stars and Stripes3d

Robert Salesses to serve as acting defense secretary as Hegseth nomination lingers

Robert Salesses will serve as President Donald Trump’s acting defense secretary as the nomination of Pete Hegseth to lead the ...

Daily Press4d

Trump names acting defense secretary with Hegseth not yet confirmed

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump has named an acting defense secretary because his choice to lead the Pentagon, Pete Hegseth, has not yet been confirmed by the Senate. Robert Salesses ...

Portland Press Herald3d

Letter: Hegseth unqualified to serve as defense secretary

Mr. Hegseth not only lacks qualification for the position of secretary of defense, he lacks the fundamental values of the institution itself.

Defense Secretary Austin bids farewell, reflects on term marked by crises and change

WASHINGTON (AP) — Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin bid farewell Friday to the forces and personnel he has led through a ...

ABC News7d

Austin, the first Black defense secretary, ends his term marred by Afghanistan but buoyed by Ukraine

Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin is bidding farewell ... how weak our military is," Austin said in an interview with The Associated Press. “You’ve just got to look at the things we have done ...

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