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, ...
US Ally Reacts as Pete Hegseth Declares North Korea a 'Nuclear Power'
South Korea has rejected a characterization of North Korea as a "nuclear power" by President-elect Donald Trump's defense ...
The questions Pete Hegseth wouldn’t answer
The conventional wisdom is that Pete Hegseth is probably on course to be confirmed as President-elect Donald Trump’s defense secretary, despite plenty of uncertainty and personal baggage. His ...
Letter to the editor: When all else fails, sling mud
The “mud” slung at Defense Secretary nominee Pete Hegseth by the Democrats during this week’s confirmation hearing was a disgrace (“Pete Hegseth still on track to lead Defense Department after ...
Fact-check: Senate confirmation hearing for defense secretary nominee Pete Hegseth
Pete Hegseth, President-elect Donald Trump’s pick for defense secretary, faced scrutiny over his level of experience and ...
Defense One49m
The D Brief: Hegseth, questioned; Ratcliffe, Rubio testifying; Gabbard, uncertain; Navy’s next destroyer; And a bit more.
‘I know what I don’t know,’ SecDef pick says at confirmation hearing. Pete Hegseth conceded that he lacks the experience of ...