Sen. Lisa Murkowski won't support Hegseth to lead Pentagon, becoming the first Republican to oppose a Trump Cabinet pick.
The new information came in response to additional questions posed to Hegseth by Massachusetts Democratic Sen. Elizabeth Warren.
Elizabeth Warren that he paid $50,000 to ... Hegseth but saw two defections during Thursday's procedural vote. Sen. Lisa Murkowski of Alaska and Sen. Susan Collins of Maine both said they opposed ...
The settlement’s existence after a 2017 accusation had been documented before the defense secretary nominee’s confirmation hearing this month, but the amount had not been known publicly.
Pete Hegseth, President Trump's nominee to lead the Defense Department, is on track to be confirmed as soon as Friday night if his support holds.
Former Fox News host Pete Hegseth's Defense Secretary nomination cleared a Senate procedural hurdle Thursday, pointing to a likely confirmation.
At his confirmation hearing last week, the former combat veteran and Fox News host said he was “falsely accused” in the 2017 incident.
Elizabeth Warren (D-MA ... the same day that Senate Republicans advanced Hegseth’s nomination. Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) and Sen. Susan Collins (R-ME) are so far the only two Republicans ...
Pete Hegseth is closer to Senate confirmation as Trump's Defense secretary despite controversy and allegations of serious impropriety.
The 2020 settlement by Trump’s pick to lead the Pentagon was revealed in response to Sen. Warren’s confirmation questions.
Hoover Institution Senior Fellow Victor Davis Hanson explained on Friday how Democratic senators’ attacks on President Donald Trump’s nominees during confirmation hearings are backfiring politically because of conservatives’ current ability to push their messages more effectively online.
Vice President JD Vance was forced to step in after Kentucky Senator Mitch McConnell broke ranks and voted against Hegseth.