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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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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

Politico · 6h

The death of the Senate confirmation hearing

Francis Chung/POLITICO Entering his confirmation hearing to become secretary of Defense, Pete Hegseth had been dogged by questions about his alcohol use, sexual assault allegations levied against him and his lack of experience at leading a complex government bureaucracy.

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The New York Times · 1d

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:

ABC · 1d

Trump nominees will face Senate scrutiny this week

Many of Trump’s nominees to serve in Cabinet and advisory roles are slated to appear this week for hearings before Senate committees, a key test for many of them.

John Ratcliffe, tapped by Trump to lead the CIA, will face questioning in the Senate

Lawmakers on Capitol Hill will question President-elect Donald Trump's pick to lead the CIA on his vision for America's ...

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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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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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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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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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Rubio vows to place US interests ‘above all else’ as Trump’s top diplomat

Florida Sen. Marco Rubio is promising to implement President-elect Donald Trump’s “America First” vision as secretary of ...

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United States Attorney Zachary Myers resigns ahead of Trump inauguration

The rule of law is not self-executing,” said US Attorney Zachary Myers, who was appointed by President Joe Biden in 2021.

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