Slotkin, Peters hit Pete Hegseth with questions at Senate hearing for Pentagon nominee
Elissa Slotkin, Michigan's new US senator, wanted to know if Pete Hegseth would reject an unlawful order to use the military against civilians.
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Slotkin, Peters hammer Trump's pick to lead Pentagon at Senate confirmation hearing
Takeaways from Senate confirmation hearings: Democrats grill Trump Cabinet nominee
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Senate Republican Blows Up at His Democratic Colleagues for Grilling Hegseth: ‘How Many Senators Have Shown Up Drunk To Vote At Night?’
Sen. Markwayne Mullin (R-OK) ripped into his fellow senators over their questioning of Secretary of Defense nominee Pete Hegseth on Tuesday.
‘Astonished and aghast’: Project 2025 co-author grilled in Senate for Trump budget post
Democrats grilled Russell Vought, who was tapped to be President-elect Trump’s next budget chief, for his ties to Project 2025 and the powers of the executive branch as senators weighed his
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Democratic US Sen. Gary Peters says he’s already working with former campaign foes
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Senate advances Laken Riley Act, teeing up final vote
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Russell Vought grilled on Project 2025 and ‘breaking the law’ during Senate hearing
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GOP-led immigration legislation passes House in first bill of new Congress, but faces uncertain future in Senate
The House voted on Tuesday to pass a GOP-led bill to require detention of undocumented migrants charged with certain crimes, but the measure faces an uncertain future in the Senate in a sign of the challenges facing Republicans despite controlling both chambers of Congress.
Senate Dems join with Republicans to break filibuster on immigrant crime bill
WASHINGTON – Several Senate Democrats from swing states joined with Republicans Friday to clear the final hurdle to passing the Laken Riley Act, which would require U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement to detain noncitizens who commit certain crimes.
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Slotkin, Peters hit Hegseth with questions at Senate hearing for Pentagon nominee
Gary Peters, Michigan's senior senator who also ... "You talk about standards," Peters said, adding that he saw the Senate advise and consent role in helping to confirm a Defense Department ...
Sen. Peters Says Hegseth Not Ready to Manage Pentagon Bureaucracy
Pete Hegseth said he hasn’t managed more than 200 people at any point in his career, leading Peters to tell Hegseth he doesn’t have the experience to be defense chief. Being defense secretary is akin
Hegseth survives attacks from Democrats in testy Senate hearing
Pete Hegseth on Tuesday battled through a high-stakes Senate hearing in which Democrats sought to paint the Pentagon nominee as inexperienced, unprofessional and toxic due to allegations of sexual