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Sen. Ernst says she'll back Hegseth for Secretary of Defense

Louisiana Senator Bill Cassidy makes decision on Trump nominee Hegseth for defense secretary

Combat veteran and former Fox News host Pete Hegseth is among President-elect Trump's more controversial cabinet nominees.

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Pete Hegseth Is Likely to Be Confirmed as Secretary of Defense by a Senate Vote

Pete Hegseth is one of the more controversial nominees of the second Trump administration, and many want to know when the Senate will vote on him.

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Sen. Joni Ernst officially backs Pete Hegseth for top Pentagon post: ‘Americans deserve a strong Secretary of Defense’

Ernst, an Army veteran and rape survivor, had previously expressed concerns over Hegseth’s past comments about women in combat roles and the allegations of sexual misconduct leveled against

Austin, the First Black Defense Secretary, Ends His Term

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Austin, the first Black defense secretary, ends his term marred by Afghanistan but buoyed by Ukraine

Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin is bidding farewell to the forces and personnel he's led through a tumultuous term.

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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 tumultuous term that had three major military crises, a global pandemic and a personal brush with cancer that became a flashpoint for the way it was mishandled.

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Lloyd Austin ends term marred by Afghanistan but buoyed by Ukraine

Defense Secretary Austin will bid farewell Friday following a term that included three major military crises, a global pandemic and a brush with cancer.

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Why Republicans rallied around Trump’s ‘unconventional’ defense secretary pick

Democrats were downcast after the four-hour Jan. 14 Senate confirmation hearing for Pete Hegseth, President Donald Trump’s ...

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Secretary of defense must perform a ‘delicate dance’ between the president, Congress and the public

Leading the US Defense Department is a massive job, broadly affecting Americans’ security at home and abroad and overseeing ...

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What does the defense secretary do?

During the Obama administration, Farkas was a deputy assistant secretary of defense with a focus on ... is to defend the United States, the American people and U.S. interests.

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Defense Secretary Austin’s secrecy around his hospitalizations increased the risks to national security, watchdog says

The secrecy surrounding Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin’s hospitalizations in late 2023 and early 2024 “increased ...

Defense secretary nominee Pete Hegseth faces fierce hearing, with Reed and Democratic women senators leading the opposition

None of the 13 Democrats on the Armed Services Committee appeared to believe Hegseth, an Army veteran and Fox News ...

Hegseth woefully unqualified to lead the Pentagon | READER COMMENTARY

TV news show host’s inexperience and allegations of misconduct strongly suggest he is unfit to serve as Defense secretary.

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