It Is Happening Every Day, Every Where
For the last 50 years, almost every nominee to lead the Pentagon has been a consensus pick who drew lopsided margins of support in the Senate. Pete Hegseth’s nomination has been a notable exception.
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.
The new administration does not yet have a confirmed defense secretary, attorney general or solicitor general in place.
The removal of a portrait of Gen. Mark A. Milley, the former chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, from a Pentagon hallway was among the president’s early actions.
The vote may indicate whether fresh allegations about his personal conduct that surfaced this week are enough to stop his confirmation.
President Trump is taking dramatic steps in seeking to place his stamp on the federal bureaucracy.
Republicans will be able to win approval of President Trump’s top picks if they remain united, but they are frustrated by Democratic tactics.
The troops will join 2,500 Army Reserve and National Guard soldiers called to active duty in recent months.
A woman once married to the brother of Pete Hegseth, the defense secretary nominee, submitted a sworn statement to the Senate in a late-hour complication to his confirmation. His attorney denied her account.
The decision was an early salvo by the new administration against a military that President Trump has assailed for a variety of perceived offenses.