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Kinzinger: Hegseth pick as Trump Pentagon chief 'weird'
Former Rep. Adam Kinzinger (R-Ill.), a vocal critic of President-elect Trump, said the choice of Pete Hegseth, Army veteran and a Fox News host, to serve as Defense secretary was "weird," adding ...Politics - The Hill - 2 days ago -
Trump faces backlash to Hegseth pick for Pentagon chief
President-elect Trump’s surprise choice of Pete Hegseth, a conservative Fox News host, to serve as Defense secretary has enraged Democrats and left even some Republicans scratching their heads. ...Politics - The Hill - 2 days ago -
Pentagon stunned after Trump picks Pete Hegseth for defence secretary
National guard veteran and Fox News presenter has been a critic of military and has minimal managerial experience. US politics – live updates The Pentagon has been stunned by Donald Trump ’s ...World - The Guardian - 2 days ago -
5 things to know about Pete Hegseth, Trump's Pentagon nominee
President-elect Trump has made an unconventional choice in announcing his intention of nominating Fox News host Pete Hegseth as Secretary of Defense. It was a surprise choice that already has ...Politics - The Hill - 2 days ago -
Pete Hegseth, Trump’s Pentagon pick, sparks alarm over far-right extremism
Experts concerned over the Fox & Friends host, his Christian nationalist ideology and militant language. Extremism experts are sounding the alarm about Pete Hegseth, Donald Trump ’s pick for ...World - The Guardian - 9 hours ago -
Pete Hegseth wants to shake up the Pentagon? Good luck!
Should Hegseth win Senate confirmation, he will discover when he takes office that changing the Pentagon’s behavioral and cultural patterns is easier said than done.Politics - The Hill - 11 hours ago -
Gaetz, Gabbard and Hegseth: Trump’s Picks Are a Show of Force
President-elect Donald J. Trump’s cabinet picks show that he prizes loyalty over experience and is fueled by retribution.Top stories - The New York Times - Yesterday -
Analyzing the defense secretary role as Trump taps Hegseth
President-elect Donald Trump picked Fox News host Pete Hegseth for the Secretary of Defense position. CBS News national security contributor Sam Vinograd discusses what is expected of the role and ...Top stories - CBS News - Yesterday -
Here are the top contenders for Trump's next Pentagon chief
President-elect Trump is quickly lining up Cabinet nominees for his next administration, including China hawks and hard-line Israel supporters in key national security and foreign policy roles. But ...Politics - The Hill - 3 days ago -
Trump gets blowback for untested Pentagon chief pick
{beacon} Welcome to The Hill's Defense & NatSec newsletter {beacon} Defense &National Security Defense &National Security The Big Story Trump gets blowback for untested Pentagon chief pick ...Politics - The Hill - Yesterday -
Trump’s Pentagon pick sparks alarm — and scorn
Pete Hegseth’s nomination as head of the world’s most powerful defence department has baffled WashingtonWorld - Financial Times - Yesterday -
Trump taps Fox News host Pete Hegseth for defense secretary
Trump says he will nominate Fox News host Pete Hegseth, 44, an Army veteran, to be secretary of defense.Top stories - CBS News - 2 days ago -
Trump Picks Pete Hegseth, a Veteran and Fox News Host, for Defense Secretary
The choice of Mr. Hegseth, a dedicated supporter of the president-elect in his first term, is outside the norm of the traditional choice for the post.Top stories - The New York Times - 3 days ago -
Trump taps Fox News host Pete Hegseth for Defense secretary
President-elect Trump on Tuesday announced he was choosing Pete Hegseth, an Army veteran and a Fox News host, to serve as Defense secretary. Hegseth served as an infantry captain in the Army ...Politics - The Hill - 3 days ago -
Trump taps Fox News host Pete Hegseth to serve as secretary of defense
Fox News host Pete Hegseth is Donald Trump's pick to be defense secretary, the president-elect announced.Top stories - ABC News - 2 days ago -
Xi faces heat over failure to protect Chinese workers overseas
Bomb attack by Pakistan separatists adds to pressure on Beijing to secure interestsWorld - Financial Times - 3 days ago -
Trump picks Fox News host Pete Hegseth for Defense secretary
Hegseth is leaving his co-host role on the weekend edition of 'Fox & Friends' to serve the Trump administration, ramping up the White House-cable news nexus.Entertainment - Los Angeles Times - 2 days ago -
Trump taps Fox News host Hegseth for defence secretary
President-elect to also nominate John Ratcliffe for CIA director and Mike Huckabee for US ambassador to IsraelBusiness - Financial Times - 3 days ago -
Trump picks Fox News host and veteran Pete Hegseth for defense secretary
President-elect Donald Trump managed to surprise some Republicans on Capitol Hill with his choice for secretary of defense, going with Fox News host and veteran Pete Hegseth. CBS News political ...Top stories - CBS News - 2 days ago -
House Democrat 'very disturbed' by Hegseth pick as Trump Defense secretary
Rep. Dan Goldman (D-N.Y.) said he was "very disturbed" by President-elect Trump's announcement Tuesday that he is choosing Pete Hegseth, an Army veteran and Fox News host, to head the Defense ...Politics - The Hill - 2 days ago -
Trump names Fox News host Pete Hegseth as defence secretary pick
Hegseth, who is also a former soldier without political experience, will lead the world's most powerful military.Top stories - BBC News - 2 days ago -
What to Know About Pete Hegseth, Trump’s Pick for Defense Secretary
The choice of the Fox News host and veteran was outside the norm. But he was a dedicated supporter of President-elect Donald J. Trump during his first term.Top stories - The New York Times - 2 days ago -
With Gaetz, Gabbard and Hegseth, Trump Takes on Pillars of the ‘Deep State’
The Justice Department, Pentagon and intelligence agencies were the three areas of government that proved to be the most stubborn obstacles to Mr. Trump in his first term.Top stories - The New York Times - 9 hours ago -
Pete Hegseth, Trump's defense secretary pick, refutes sexual assault allegations
President-elect Trump's pick for secretary of defense, Pete Hegseth, was investigated for an alleged sexual assault in October of 2017, officials in Monterey, California, have confirmed. Hegseth's ...Top stories - CBS News - 9 hours ago -
Pete Hegseth, Trump's pick for defense secretary, faced sex assault allegation
Pete Hegseth, President-elect Donald Trump’s pick for secretary of defense and a former Fox News host, was investigated in 2017 over "an alleged sexual assault" at a California hotel that was ...Top stories - NBC News - 8 hours ago -
Pentagon chief urges 'calm, orderly' Trump transition in memo to troops
Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin told U.S. troops that the Pentagon will make a “calm, orderly, and professional transition” to the incoming Trump administration, according to a Wednesday memo. “Our ...Politics - The Hill - November 7 -
'Reckless pick': Lawmakers express doubts that Gaetz can get confirmed as attorney general
“I think he has a zero percent shot of getting through the Senate," said Donald Trump ally Rep. Max Miller.Politics - Politico - 2 days ago -
Trump’s pick for defense secretary wants to purge the Pentagon of 'woke' officials
Pete Hegseth, President-elect Donald Trump’s pick for secretary of defense, said he believes women shouldn’t serve in combat and that he wants to see the military purged of “woke” officials who ...Politics - NBC News - 2 days ago -
Trump’s Pentagon pick stokes fears of 'woke' generals purge
President-elect Trump is forging ahead with a dramatic shake-up of the military, with fears of a purge of “woke” generals fueled by his nomination this week of Fox News host Pete Hegseth to lead ...Politics - The Hill - Yesterday -
Trump transition live updates: Trump team aware of sex assault claim against Hegseth
Donald Trump is wasting no time in planning his return to the White House.Top stories - ABC News - 1 hour ago -
Trump nominates Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy to lead new efficiency department to ‘restructure federal agencies’ – live
Tesla CEO and onetime Republican presidential hopeful put forward to lead department to ‘dismantle government bureaucracy’ . Trump’s cabinet picks and likely contenders so far Joe Biden is ...World - The Guardian - 2 days ago -
Trump picks Fox News host and Army National Guard veteran Pete Hegseth for defense secretary
President-elect Donald Trump on Tuesday named Pete Hegseth, a Fox News host and military veteran, as his pick for defense secretary.Top stories - NBC News - 2 days ago -
Trump's defense secretary pick once slammed him for 'shallowness' on foreign policy
Donald Trump this week tapped Pete Hegseth to be his secretary of defense -- despite the Fox News host having previously criticized him before he was elected in 2016.Top stories - ABC News - Yesterday -
What does Trump's tapping of Rubio and Hegseth say about his foreign policy plans?
President-elect Donald Trump has already made picks for key foreign policy roles in his new administration: Sen. Marco Rubio of Florida for secretary of state, and Fox News host and combat veteran ...Top stories - CBS News - 2 days ago