Pete Hegseth, Trump’s defense pick, was met with a friendly reception by Senate Republicans at his Tuesday hearing before the Armed Services Committee.
Month: January 2025
The Republicans on the panel were very clear that this isn’t a dealbreaker.
A trial will determine whether Giuliani must turn over three World Series rings and his Florida condo to Ruby Freeman and Shaye Moss.
President-elect Donald Trump and Vice President-elect JD Vance will be officially sworn into office on Monday, Inauguration Day.
America’s allies and enemies watched as Trump’s pick for the secretary of defense failed to quell concerns about his character and qualifications.
America’s allies and enemies watched as Trump’s pick for the secretary of defense failed to quell concerns about his character and qualifications.
President Trump’s nominee to serve as U.S. attorney general is appearing before the Senate Judiciary Committee today. Pam Bondi served as Florida’s attorney general from 2011 to 2019 and was in Trump’s defense team during his first impeachment trial. Bondi now works at the Trump-aligned America First Policy Institute. As a lobbyist, her clients have included Amazon, GM, Uber and the nation of Qatar. Senators will confront Bondi over her pledge to support Trump’s campaigns to prosecute his political enemies using the Justice Department. In a 2023 Fox News appearance, Bondi said, “The Department of Justice, the prosecutors will be prosecuted — the bad ones. The investigators will be investigated.”
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Sen. Joni Ernst revealed she is officially supporting Pete Hegseth for Secretary of Defense after Tuesday’s hearing.