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Hegseth Confirmed as SECDEF After Close Senate Vote

This post has been updated with statements from Sen. Roger Wicker and Sen. Jack Reed. The Senate on Friday confirmed Pete Hegseth, a former Fox News host and member of the National Guard, to serve as the next Secretary of Defense in a 51 to 50 decision late Friday with Vice President J.

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Pete Hegseth’s confirmation was a massive mistake

That’s called “jointness,” about which Hegseth knows little. He touted his Army background in the National Guard as a qualification to be secretary of Defense, but just as different cultures, goals and methods divide allies in a coalition, they also divide military branches.

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Pete Hegseth Is Sworn In as Defense Secretary After Being Confirmed by Slim Margin

Pete Hegseth has vowed to bring his “warrior” ethos to the Pentagon. Democrats had assailed him as unfit for the job, and his confirmation came down to Vice President JD Vance serving as tiebreaker.

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Live updates: Senate confirms Pete Hegseth as defense secretary

President Donald Trump suggested at a Friday briefing on North Carolina’s hurricane recovery that he would sign an “executive ...

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Sparks, but Hegseth unscathed in Defense confirmation hearing: Recap

Pete Hegseth, Trump's pick to run the Pentagon, saw little resistance from Republicans on the Senate Armed Services Committee ...

Michigan senators oppose Trump's picks to lead Pentagon, White House budget office

Michigan's U.S. senators voted in committee against Trump's picks to lead the Pentagon, Pete Hegseth, and White House budget ...

Hegseth Promises ‘Shift’ at Pentagon and a Focus on Immigration

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth arrived on Monday for his first full day leading the Pentagon, vowing to support President ...

Pete Hegseth Issues Warning to Federal Workers Who Fail To 'Comply'

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth issued a warning to employees of the Department of Defense on Sunday, just days after he was sworn in to his new office.

As Hegseth takes charge at the Pentagon, he’ll face daunting array of issues

When Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth starts his first official day on Monday morning, he will face a daunting array of issues ...

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There are ample reasons, not about his personal life, for rejecting Hegseth

There is no evidence that Pete Hegseth would be capable of managing the Pentagon behemoth.

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Pete Hegseth paid $50,000 to a woman alleging 2017 sexual assault

Pete Hegseth, President Donald Trump’s nominee to lead the Pentagon, told the Senate Armed Services Committee that he paid ...

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