Iowa's US Sen. Joni Ernst will vote to confirm Pete Hegseth as secretary of defense
Iowa's Republican U.S. Sen. Joni Ernst said Tuesday she will vote to confirm Pete Hegseth to lead the U.S. Department of Defense, ending weeks of speculation about whether she would stand in opposition to President-elect Donald Trump.
Pete Hegseth grilled over leadership experience during defense secretary confirmation hearing
Senators argued that Pete Hegseth does not have the management experience to lead the military's 3.4 million service members and civilians.
If Joni Ernst backs Hegseth, ‘he’ll be next Secretary of Defense’: Buck
Brendan Buck, former Press Secretary to former Speakers Paul Ryan and John Boehner, joins Chris Jansing with his analysis of Defense Secretary nominee Pete Hegseth's testimony at his Senate confirmation hearing.
Defense Secretary Nominee Hegseth Says He's Faced a 'Smear Campaign'
Pete Hegseth, President-elect Donald Trump's pick for defense secretary, said during his confirmation that he's faced a "coordinated smear campaign" aimed at destroying him. But Senator Jack Reed, the top Democrat on the Senate Armed Services Committee,
How Many Senate Votes Does Hegseth Need to Be Confirmed Secretary of Defense?
The Senate Armed Services panel has 14 Republicans and 13 Democrats, so Hegseth can only lose a single Republican, if all Democrats oppose him, for the nomination to be voted favorably out of committee.
Sen. Joni Ernst officially backs Pete Hegseth for top Pentagon post: ‘Americans deserve a strong Secretary of Defense’
Ernst, an Army veteran and rape survivor, had previously expressed concerns over Hegseth’s past comments about women in ...
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Growing number of military veterans committing extremist crimes, research shows
Pete Hegseth, President-elect Trump's pick for Defense secretary, on Tuesday called the problem of extremism in the military ...
Reed says Hegseth unqualified to be US defense secretary, calls allegations against him ‘extremely alarming’
Rhode Island's senior senator took center stage Tuesday during the confirmation hearing for President-elect Donald Trump's ...
What to watch on a busy day of confirmation hearings for Trump’s Cabinet
President-elect Donald Trump’s picks for attorney general, secretary of state and several other key Cabinet posts are set to ...
What does the defense secretary do?
Leading the U.S. Department of Defense is a massive job, broadly affecting Americans’ security at home and abroad and ...
Biden takes big step for the future of AI with ambitious executive order
President Joe Biden on Tuesday signed an ambitious executive order on artificial intelligence that seeks to ensure the ...
US adds Chinese tech giants to list of companies allegedly working with China’s military
The US Defense Department has added Chinese tech companies Tencent, a social media and gaming giant, and CATL, the world’s ...
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The Next Steps In Missile Defense
As Chinese and Russian hypersonic missile programs zoom ahead, U.S. defenses are lagging.
The selective DEI of Pete Hegseth
The defense secretary nominee believes strongly in the importance of prioritizing diversity when the beneficiaries are people ...
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Department Of Defense Designates Ford And Tesla Battery Supplier A "Chinese Military Company"
T he Department of Defense recently updated its list of companies it regards as "Chinese Military Companies." These companies ...