Sen. Markwayne Mullin electrified a Senate confirmation hearing on Tuesday by accusing fellow senators of carousing and voting while drunk even as they accused defense secretary nominee Pete Hegseth of unseemly behavior.
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Republicans' decision to push through the measure early in the new Congress indicated their belief that the issue is politically potent for them. Its future in the Senate is uncertain.
Hegseth and Republicans on the Senate Armed Services Committee were critical of the Defense Department's diversity and inclusion efforts during his hearing.
Republicans make their latest attack on transgender youth as the legislation moves to the Senate ...
Laughter erupted during the Senate confirmation hearing Tuesday as Secretary of Defense nominee Pete Hegseth retorted Democratic Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth Warren's questioning.
The Senate hearing for President-elect Donald Trump's proposed secretary of defense, Pete Hegseth, reignited tensions over his Christian tattoos, which his critics claim represent an "extremist" ideology.
The bill would require immigration officers to detain immigrants who are suspected of minor theft and cede some federal immigration enforcement power to states.
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CNN's Manu Raju grilled Senate Armed Services Committee Chair Roger Wicker (R-MS) about Defense Secretary-designate Pete Hegseth's FBI background check.
Confirmation hearings for Donald Trump's cabinet picks begin this week, starting with Trump's choice for defense secretary, Pete Hegseth. The hearing was held Tuesday with senators questioning whether the former ...