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Fact-check: What did Pete Hegseth say in defence confirmation hearing?
During the confirmation hearing, Hegseth said if confirmed as defence secretary, he would follow the law. When King asked, “Are you OK with waterboarding”, Hegseth said, “Senator, the law of the land is that waterboarding is not legal.”
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Pete Hegseth’s Preposterous Selection
A telling moment in the supremely depressing Senate confirmation hearing for Pete Hegseth, the Fox News personality who is Donald Trump’s pick for defense secretary, came right at the beginning, when the former Republican senator Norm Coleman introduced him.
Pete Hegseth confirmation vote expected to take place after inauguration
Wicker did not specify what day the vote would take place, but said it could be as late as next Thursday if Senate Democrats do not allow the chamber to speed up the confirmation process.
The questions Pete Hegseth wouldn’t answer
Hegseth awkwardly skirted giving firm answers on topics related to his personal baggage and what he would do as defense secretary.
Don’t know what ASEAN is? Neither did Pete Hegseth. Why this Asian bloc is important.
The 10-nation bloc, known as ASEAN, has been useful for the United States in countering China’s influence in the Indo-Pacific. Many member nations have territorial disputes with China, which has become increasingly assertive in pressing those claims.
The Five Biggest Moments From the Pete Hegseth Senate Confirmation Hearing
Pete Hegseth’s Senate confirmation hearing was full of contentious moments as the nominee for defense secretary faced stiff questioning over his controversial past.
What we learned about Pete Hegseth in nearly five hours of questions
Pete Hegseth looked great. That square jaw remained at a constant determined jut. President-elect Donald Trump’s choice to lead the Defense Department and its 3 million troops and civilians walked into the Capitol Hill hearing room along with the wife he described as “beautiful” and “humble,
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Dem senator who bashed Hegseth's qualifications stands by DOD sec who oversaw botched Afghan withdrawal
Sen. Blumenthal grilled SecDef nominee Pete Hegseth on his qualifications despite reaffirming current support for the job ...
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Defense Secretary Austin bids farewell, reflects on term marked by crises and change
WASHINGTON (AP) — Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin bid farewell Friday to the forces and personnel he has led through a ...
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Trump's controversial Pentagon pick Pete Hegseth's future faces crucial test in Senate committee hearing
Pete Hegseth must be approved by the GOP-led Senate Armed Services Committee before he can go before the full Senate for ...
National Interest on MSN
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Pete Hegseth May Be America's Next Secretary of Defense
Hegseth does not have the qualifications that one would typically associate with the leader of the most powerful military in human history.
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Pete Hegseth faced fierce questioning over misconduct allegations, views on women in combat. Here’s how it unfolded.
Democrats say Hegseth’s lack of experience, his past comments about women and Black troops and allegations of excessive ...
Mother Jones
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Sexual Assault Survivors in the Military Have Some Questions for Pete Hegseth
A Navy submariner who said she was sexually assaulted multiple times. An Army major who chose to never report her assault. A ...
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Trump nominee Pete Hegseth weathers Democrats' grilling to emerge largely unscathed
Trump's pick to lead the Pentagon endured fierce Democratic grilling over everything from his inexperience, alleged drinking ...
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Highlights from Pete Hegseth’s confirmation hearing
Pete Hegseth vowed to foster a "warrior culture" at the Pentagon and be a "change agent." He did not address the allegations ...
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Pete Hegseth, in Senate confirmation hearing, blames Oct. 7 on US withdrawal from Afghanistan
What was unleashed because of what happened in Afghanistan? The Oct. 7 attacks, an invasion into Ukraine,” Hegseth said.
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