Senate, Pete Hegseth and Trump

Pete Hegseth, Pam Bondi first Trump cabinet picks to face Senate confirmation hearings
Defense Secretary-designate Pete Hegseth and Attorney General pick Pam Bondi will be the first two cabinet nominees of President-elect Donald Trump to sit for confirmation hearings by Senate committees next week.
Pete Hegseth Has the Votes to Become Secretary of Defense, Senate Majority Leader Reportedly Tells Trump
John Thune has promised President-elect Donald Trump that Pete Hegseth has enough votes in the Senate to lead the Pentagon.
Senate committee schedules confirmation hearing for Pete Hegseth as Secretary of Defense
The Senate Committee on Armed Forces has scheduled a January 14 confirmation hearing for Pete Hegseth to serve as as Secretary of Defense.
Senate panel quietly seeking more info on Pete Hegseth ahead of confirmation hearings: Sources
Members of the Senate Armed Services Committee have quietly requested more information regarding allegations involving Defense Secretary pick Pete Hegseth, sources say.
Where Defense Secretary Nominee Pete Hegseth Stands on Civil Liberties
Hegseth was commissioned as an infantry officer in the Army National Guard and he served in Afghanistan and Iraq after 9/11. Prior to his stint as a talk show host on Fox News, he led the nonprofits Vets for Freedom and Concerned Veterans for America.
Thune has privately told Trump that Hegseth has the votes to be confirmed as Defense Secretary, sources say
When asked for comment, a spokesman for Senate Majority Leader John Thune said "two things we don't discuss publicly: Whip counts and private conversations with the president."
Pete Hegseth has enough votes to become nation’s Secretary of Defense, top Republican tells Trump
President-elect Donald Trump has reportedly been reassured by a top Republican that his controversial pick, Pete Hegseth, has enough backing from the GOP to
Meet Pete Hegseth, the veteran culture warrior picked to lead the US military
Pete Hegseth is best known for his time at Fox News, but the retired U.S. Army national guardsman is preparing to take on his ...
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Hegseth reveals what happened during pivotal confirmation meeting with Ernst
I've known Sen. Ernst for over 10 years. I knew her when she was a state senator running to be the first female combat veteran," Hegseth told Fox News' Sean Hannity in an exclusive interview ...
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Fox News and the blurred lines of covering Pete Hegseth
It could have been any night on Fox News. But when Pete Hegseth sat down with Sean Hannity on Monday, it wasn’t as fellow hosts yukking it up on a prime-time cable news show: It was as ...
Democrat Official Defends Pete Hegseth: 'Not Here to Gaslight Anybody'
DNC official Lindy Li defended Hegseth during an appearance on NewsNation this week, calling him a "pretty good guy." ...
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Is America Losing Its Merit? Pete Hegseth Says
Pete Hegseth, Fox & Friends host, combat veteran and author of “The War on Warriors: Behind the Betrayal of the ...
Pete Hegseth's Old New Year’s Eve Party Video Resurfaces Amid 'Drinking Problem' Rumors
Pete Hegseth, selected by President Trump for the role of Secretary of Defense, is under investigation following the ...
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Fox host: The federal government went after “political dissidents” on January 6
Donald Trump is about to assume office January 20. I am bringing my family, my children, over to the inauguration because as ...
Trump Allies Urge Rapid Cabinet Appointments—Including Hegseth, Gabbard, Patel—After New Orleans Attack
Trump, meanwhile, has repeatedly criticized Biden’s border policies in the wake of the attack, despite the suspect being born ...