Senate poised to vote to confirm Hegseth to lead Pentagon despite allegations

The Senate is poised to hold a vote to confirm Pete Hegseth, President Donald Trump’s nominee to serve as secretary of defense, late Friday evening. Though Hegseth’s nomination has faced scrutiny from a number of Senate Republicans, it is likely that he will have the votes to be confirmed with the support of only Republicans […]

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Senate to hold test vote on Pete Hegseth as a key Republican announces opposition

Pete Hegseth, President Donald Trump’s pick to lead the Pentagon, faces a key procedural hurdle in the Senate on Thursday on advancing his nomination. The vote on ending debate is occurring after lawmakers voted 74-25 to approve the nomination of John Ratcliffe for CIA director. Ratcliffe is Trump’s second confirmed Cabinet official. Hegseth’s test vote […]

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Pete Hegseth’s ex-wife ‘feared for her personal safety,’ his former sister-in-law says in affidavit

In a sworn affidavit obtained by Democrats on the Senate Armed Services Committee, the former sister-in-law of defense secretary nominee Pete Hegseth said that Hegseth’s ex-wife Samantha told her she “once hid in her closet from Hegseth because she feared for her personal safety” in the home she shared with Hegseth during their marriage. The […]

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Marco Rubio unanimously confirmed as secretary of state, becoming first member of 2nd Trump Cabinet

The Senate voted unanimously to confirm Sen. Marco Rubio as secretary of state on Monday, making him the first confirmed member of President Donald Trump’s Cabinet in his second administration. All 99 senators voted in favor of Rubio, including Rubio himself. There’s currently one vacancy in the chamber due to Vice President J.D. Vance resigning […]

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More than a dozen Trump nominees will face Senate scrutiny this week

Many of President-elect Donald Trump’s nominees to serve in top Cabinet and senior advisory roles are slated to appear on Capitol Hill this week for hearings before Senate committees, a key test for many of them. The marathon of nomination hearings will color the week leading up to Trump’s Jan. 20 inauguration. Republicans hope that […]

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Trump to meet with GOP senators to get ‘on the same page’ to advance his agenda

President-elect Donald Trump will meet with Senate Republicans Wednesday to try to get lawmakers “on the same page” on how to advance some of his major policy initiatives after he takes office on Jan. 20. Trump will meet with Senate leadership and the rank and file after paying his respects to former President Jimmy Carter, […]

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As new Senate gets underway, Thune vows to uphold Senate filibuster

In his maiden floor speech as Senate majority leader, Sen. John Thune of South Dakota used his first few minutes of floor time to make a commitment to defend the filibuster rule, which requires at least 60 votes to pass legislation in the Senate. “One of my priorities as leader will be to ensure that […]

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Senate panel quietly seeking more info on Pete Hegseth ahead of confirmation hearings: Sources

Following reports of alleged impropriety by Pete Hegseth, President-elect Donald Trump’s pick to lead the Department of Defense, the top Republican and Democrat on the Senate Armed Services Committee have quietly made a request for additional information from the veterans organization Hegseth once ran, as well as the district attorney in Monterey County, California, according […]

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Mike Johnson’s speaker reelection could come down to a single Republican vote

Republican Rep. Chip Roy said Tuesday that he doesn’t think House Speaker Mike Johnson has the necessary votes to remain speaker in Friday’s leadership election. “Right now, I don’t believe that he has the votes on Friday, and I think we need to have the conference get together so we can get united,” Roy told […]

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Senate Republicans weigh in on new government funding challenges as clock ticks

As President-elect Donald Trump’s comments tanking House Speaker Mike Johnson’s short-term government funding bill sent House Republicans into a tailspin Wednesday night, Senate Republicans were left to try to make sense of the remaining pieces. Congress must act to fund the government by midnight on Friday or risk a shutdown. With the House back at […]

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