Pete Hegseth’s controversial nomination as defense secretary moved a step closer to confirmation with the Senate Armed Services Committee recommending him to the job on party lines. U.S. Sen. Mark ...
Pete Hegseth needed the vice president's vote to break a Senate tie for his confirmation as Defense secretary. Kelly and Gallego of Arizona voted no.
“Pete is a very, very good man,” Trump told reporters hours before the Senate voted. Sen. Mark Kelly, D-Ariz., during a speech on the Senate floor, called Hegseth “the most unprepared ...
The newly sworn-in defense secretary outlined plans on Saturday to advance the president's defense priorities.
Vice President JD Vance was forced to step in after Kentucky Senator Mitch McConnell broke ranks and voted against Hegseth.
Arizona Senator Mark Kelly says as the Senate considered the nomination of Pete Hegseth to serve as Defense Secretary in the second Trump administration post cloture that Hegseth does not check ...
With his confirmation at stake, Pete Hegseth is working the phones ahead ... Hegseth does not check any of the boxes,” said Sen. Mark Kelly of Arizona, a former Navy combat pilot who flew ...