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Pete Hegseth, Senate and secretary of defense

ABC News on MSN · 16h

Ernst says she'll vote to confirm Hegseth as defense secretary

GOP Sen. Joni Ernst, a key vote on Pete Hegseth's confirmation as secretary of defense, said Tuesday she is supporting his nomination.

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Pete Hegseth Is Likely to Be Confirmed as Secretary of Defense by a Senate Vote

Pete Hegseth is one of the more controversial nominees of the second Trump administration, and many want to know when the Senate will vote on him.

Dallas Morning News · 1h

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 personal conduct in a

Lloyd Austin, Defense Secretary

CNN on MSN · 1h

Defense Secretary Austin’s secrecy around his hospitalizations increased the risks to national security, watchdog says

The secrecy surrounding Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin’s hospitalizations in late 2023 and early 2024 “increased unnecessarily” the risks to US national security, the Pentagon’s inspector general concluded in a report released on Wednesday.

CBS News on MSN · 2h

Pentagon watchdog: Austin's hospitalization "unnecessarily" increased risks

Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin was hospitalized for two weeks at the start of 2024 for complications arising from surgery to treat prostate cancer.

USA TODAY on MSN · 2h

Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin risked national security 'unnecessarily,' Inspector General says

The Pentagon Inspector General released a scathing report about Defense Secretary Austin’s failure to quickly disclose his hospitalization in early 2024.

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Two GOP senators optimistic about Hegseth's chances of being confirmed as SecDef: 'Without question'

Pete Hegseth, military analyst at Twenty-First Century Fox Inc. and US secretary of defense nominee for US President-elect ...

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What does the defense secretary do?

The Defense Department’s responsibility is focused on the use of the military, whether it’s to deter attacks or defend ...

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Secretary of defense must perform a ‘delicate dance’ between the president, Congress and the public

Leading the US Defense Department is a massive job, broadly affecting Americans’ security at home and abroad and overseeing ...

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Defense secretary nominee Pete Hegseth faces fierce hearing, with Reed and Democratic women senators leading the opposition

None of the 13 Democrats on the Armed Services Committee appeared to believe Hegseth, an Army veteran and Fox News ...

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Video: GOP senator schools dem on secretary of defense qualifications

GOP senator schools dem on secretary of defense qualifications Sen. Markwayne Mullin, R-Okla., reads qualifications for the ...

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