The Alaska senator announced on Thursday that “she cannot in good conscience” support Pete Hegseth’s nomination for Defense Secretary.
At his confirmation hearing last week, the former combat veteran and Fox News host said he was “falsely accused” in the 2017 incident.
If President-elect Trump has his way, his Cabinet will be stacked with men and women with troubling personal histories.
U.S. Sen. Markwayne Mullin said it's hypocritical to reject Trump's Defense pick: "How many senators have shown up drunk to vote at night?"
Kash Patel, Tulsi Gabbard, Robert F. Kennedy, and Linda McMahon are expected to have their senate confirmation hearings next week to join President Trump's cabinet. One cabinet pick, Sen. Rubio, has been confirmed as the Secretary of State by the US Senate by unanimous consent.
From left, Lee Zeldin, administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency nominee; Kash Patel, FBI director nominee; Pete Hegseth, secretary of defense nominee; and Linda McMahon, education secretary nominee;
Trump’s pick to lead the Central Intelligence Agency is John Ratcliffe, who formerly served as Director of National Intelligence in Trump’s first term. His confirmation hearing took place last week, during which he repeatedly said he would not hire or fire employees based on their political views.
The president’s carefully chosen appointments represent his vision and priorities for his return to the White House
As President Donald Trump starts his second term in the White House as the 47th President of the United States of America, the Republican-controlled U.S. Senate will soon hold hearings
A slate of President Trump’s Cabinet nominees have appeared before senators in recent days for key hearings on their road to confirmation. Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) was the first to be confirmed,
The Senate has confirmed Marco Rubio as secretary of state, giving President Donald Trump the first member of his Cabinet. The vote was unanimous.