Pete Hegseth, Trump and defense secretary

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.
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.
Live updates: Pete Hegseth faces Senate confirmation hearing as Trump's defense secretary pick
Pete Hegseth, President-elect Donald Trump's pick for defense secretary, is expected to face tough questions today when he appears in front of the Senate Armed Services Committee. Taking place less than a week before Trump's inauguration, the confirmation hearing is the first for one of Trump's Cabinet picks.
Hegseth set to start Trump’s Cabinet confirmation hearings
The Senate battle to confirm President-elect Trump’s Cabinet picks will begin in earnest on Tuesday, as his controversial pick to lead the Pentagon, former Fox News host Pete Hegseth, meets the Senate Armed Services Committee.
Pete Hegseth, Trump’s Pentagon pick, faces tough confirmation test
Pete Hegseth, the controversial former Fox News host, has been accused of sexual assault and faces a grueling confirmation hearing on the path to becoming the next secretary of defense.
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.
Robert Salesses to serve as acting US defense secretary, officials say
Robert Salesses will serve as acting defense secretary until President Donald Trump's choice for the position, Pete Hegseth, is confirmed by the Senate, two U.S. officials said on Monday. Salesses is deputy director of the Washington Headquarters Services,
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 Pentagon later this week.
Robert Salesses picked as acting defense secretary before Pete Hegseth gets confirmed
Robert Salesses will serve as the acting defense secretart until President Donald Trump's nominee, Pete Hegseth, gets confirmed by the Senate.
Acting Defense secretary sworn in as Hegseth awaits confirmation
The Pentagon on Monday swore in Robert G. Salesses as the acting secretary of Defense while President Trump’s nominee Pete Hegseth awaits Senate confirmation. Salesses was sworn in just after noon, according to a Defense official.
Sen. Richard Blumenthal questions Pete Hegseth’s money management, cites massive DoD budget
Sen. Richard Blumenthal of Connecticut cast doubt Tuesday on nominee Pete Hegseth’s ability to run the Department of Defense, ...
Hegseth’s hearing: What did we learn?
What effect do you think that will have on the military and the country? Gene: David, you know how impenetrable Pentagon ...
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President-elect Donald Trump’s nominees are pushing through a gauntlet of confirmation hearings with the help of allied ...
Key senators receive Pete Hegseth's FBI background check days out from confirmation hearing
Democrats have expressed concern over the delay and how thorough the report on Trump’s embattled defense secretary pick will ...
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Pete Hegseth faces senators in confirmation hearing for Secretary of Defense: Live updates
WASHINGTON − Pete Hegseth, Donald Trump's pick for ... and the important White House Office of Management and Budget. Stay with the USA TODAY Network for live updates. Sen.
Trump's picks for his cabinet and other top posts
Some of Donald Trump's picks for his cabinet are expected to be confirmed by the U.S. Senate this week after the chamber held ...
Trump’s outsider Cabinet picks are rapidly gaining support for confirmation
One by one, President-elect Donald Trump's hoped-for Cabinet is falling into place. Defense Secretary pick Pete Hegseth was ...
No experience? No problem. Trump’s Cabinet raises concerns about government dysfunction.
Many of Trump's picks for top jobs in his next administration have not worked at the highest levels of government or in the ...