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Senate Armed Services Committee advances Pete Hegseth's nomination to lead the Pentagon

A cloud of controversy has hung over Hegseth, but he now appears to be on track to be confirmed as Trump's defense secretary.

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Armed Services Committee approves Donald Trump's defense secretary nominee Pete Hegseth

Hegseth, 44, is a combat veteran and former Fox News host. The committee voted along party lines to advance his nomination to the full Senate.

U.S. News & World Report · 1d

Trump Names Acting Defense Secretary With Hegseth Not Yet Confirmed

President Donald Trump has named an acting defense secretary because his choice to lead the Pentagon, Pete Hegseth, has not yet been confirmed by the Senate

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Robert Salesses Is Now Acting Defense Secretary as Pete Hegseth Waits for Vote

Robert Salesses, a longtime assistant defense secretary, is now the acting defense secretary, Pentagon officials said. Salesses is the deputy assistant defense secretary for defense continuity and mission assurance,

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Wicker named chairman of Senate Armed Services Committee

Miss., center, accompanied by Sen. Rick Scott, R-Fla., Sen. Rob Portman, R-Ohio, and Sen. Jim Inhofe, R-Okla. speaks during ...

U.S. Senator Roger Wicker chairing Senate Armed Services Committee

U.S. Senator Roger Wicker, who now chairs the powerful Senate Armed Services Committee, talked about what it means for our country and South Mississippi.

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The Roger Wicker I Knew Was a Principled Man. What Happened to Him?

I haven’t criticized former clients, but watching my old friend debase himself before a manifestly unqualified Pentagon ...

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Senate panel advances Hegseth’s bid to become next defense secretary

The vote from the Senate Armed Services Committee sets up a full Senate confirmation vote on Trump's pick to lead the ...

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WATCH: Sen. Wicker calls Hegseth a ‘top-shelf communicator’ during confirmation hearing

Roger Wicker, R-Miss., chair of the Senate Committee on Armed Services, praised defense secretary nominee Pete Hegseth‘s ability to communicate the global threats facing the United ...

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Senators who value S. Korea-U.S. alliance lead foreign relations, armed services committees

Prominent U.S. politicians, known to value the South Korea-U.S. alliance, have been named to chair the Senate committees on ...

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CNN’s Manu Raju Grills Committee Chair Over Pete Hegseth Background Check After Tense Hearing

CNN’s Manu Raju grilled Senate Armed Services Committee Chair Roger Wicker (R-MS ... the committee, the United States Senate and the American general public. I think it was a ...

Trump's defence chief pick questioned over alcohol use and his views on women in military

In a combative hearing, no Republicans came out against Pete Hegseth as he made his case to overhaul the Pentagon.

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Hegseth emerges from tough Senate hearing with confirmation vote on track

Pete Hegseth, Trump's nominee to lead the Pentagon, withstood hours of questioning during his Senate Armed Services Committee confirmation hearing.

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