Pete Hegseth shared a conservative outlook with GOP senators. Tulsi Gabbard and RFK Jr. do not.
The Senate on Friday night confirmed President Donald Trump’s nomination of Pete Hegseth, a former Fox News personality, to become the country’s next defense secretary.
he has nominated Robert F. Kennedy Jr. for secretary of Health and Human Services, and Pete Hegseth for secretary of Defense. Kennedy is a vaccine skeptic with no education or training in medicine ...
Vice President J.D. Vance was on hand to cast a tie-breaking vote, unusual in the Senate for Cabinet nominees, who typically win wider support.
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Robert F. Kennedy Jr., President Donald Trump's pick to lead the top U.S. health agency, came under attack at a Senate confirmation hearing on Wednesday, with Democratic lawmakers accusing him of covering up his anti-vaccine views and embracing conspiracy theories to dissuade use of lifesaving medicines.
A Princeton and Harvard-educated former combat veteran, Hegseth went on to make a career at Fox News, where he hosted a weekend show. Trump tapped him as the defense secretary to lead an organization with nearly 2.1 million service members, about 780,000 civilians and a budget of $850 billion.
Three Trump picks will get committee hearings on Wednesday as Republicans work to get his nominations confirmed.
Bill Cassidy has scheduled the first public hearing for Robert ... to Kennedy's confirmation. The Louisiana senator was also considered a swing vote for defense secretary nominee Pete Hegseth ...
President Donald Trump's second White House is looking a lot like the inside of Mar-a-Lago, with extremely wealthy Americans taking key roles in his Republican administration.
President Trump’s second term has gotten off to a roaring start as he continues to use unprecedented executive power to remake Washington.