Scoop: Key GOP senator who hesitated on Pete Hegseth pushes Kash Patel for FBI
Trump FBI Director Nominee Kash Patel to Face Fiery Senate Confirmation Hearing
Kash Patel, President Donald Trump's nominee for FBI director, will face probing questions from U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee Democrats on Thursday about his credentials and history of making false claims about the agency he's been tapped to lead.
Democratic senators to grill Donald Trump's FBI pick Kash Patel on vision for the agency
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth takes away Gen. Mark Milley's security clearance, detail
Newly minted Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth stripped the personal security detail and security clearance of former Joint Chiefs of Staff Chairman Army Gen. Mark Milley on Tuesday.
Pete Hegseth Hints At Restoring Original Confederate Names Of U.S. Military Bases
On his first day as defense secretary, Hegseth called Fort Liberty and Fort Moore by their former names, which belonged to treasonous Americans.
Pete Hegseth confirmed as defense secretary after Vance breaks tie
The Senate’s 50-50 vote for Pete Hegseth marked the second time in history that a vice president was called upon to break the tie to confirm a Cabinet official.
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.
Mitch McConnell's Vote Against Trump Nominee Pete Hegseth Sparks MAGA Fury
After a few GOP senators, including McConnell, voted against Hegseth for defense secretary, the Senate narrowly voted to confirm him.
Hegseth says Gitmo will be way station, not final destination, for ‘criminal illegal aliens’ deported from US
Daily on Defense: 67 feared dead in midair collision, Hegseth says Gitmo will be waystation, Esper portrait removed, RFK Jr. and Gabbard back on the Hill today,
Pete Hegseth Confirmed as New Defense Secretary amid Sexual Assault Allegation and Questions About His Past
On Jan. 21, before the Senate took Hegseth's confirmation to a vote, his former sister-in-law came forward with new allegations against him, claiming in an affidavit submitted to the Senate that his second wife, Samantha, feared for her safety and made escape plans, allegedly going so far as to develop a code word that she could use to get help.
Pete Hegseth Confirmed As Defense Secretary Thanks To Vance’s Vote
Thanks to the tie-breaking vote from Vice President JD Vance, Pete Hegseth was confirmed as the Trump Administration’s Secretary of Defense.
Dave McCormick helps give Republicans 51 votes to confirm Pete Hegseth
Dave McCormick's vote helped Hegseth overcome three GOP defections for be confirmed as secretary of defense. Democrat John Fetterman voted no.
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Portraits of Mark Esper and Gen. Mark Milley removed at Pentagon, Hegseth revokes Milley’s security detail and clearance
The portraits of former Defense Secretary Mark Esper and retired Army Gen. Mark Milley, former chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, were removed from the Pentagon after Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth revoked Milley’s personal security detail and security clearance.
Hegseth touts Guantánamo Bay as ‘perfect spot’ to house migrants
Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth said Guantánamo Bay is the “perfect spot” to house deported migrants, after President Trump signed a memo Wednesday ordering a facility there be prepared for that purpose.