Trump's pick for defense secretary, Pete Hegseth, is in peril in the Senate

Pete Hegseth, Trump's pick for defense secretary, on shaky ground

Pete Hegseth, a military veteran and Fox News personality picked by President-elect Donald Trump to serve as defense secretary, is facing headwinds on Capitol Hill amid allegations of sexual ...

CBS News - 18h

Trump considers replacing Pete Hegseth, his embattled defense pick, with Ron DeSantis

President-elect Donald Trump is considering replacing embattled defense secretary choice Pete Hegseth with Florida Gov.

NBC News - 6h

Will Trump replace Hegseth pick with DeSantis for secretary of defense?

President-elect Donald Trump's pick for secretary of defense, news host Pete Hegseth, continues to face mounting backlash over allegations of impropriety in his past. CBS News campaign reporters ...

CBS News - 49m

Tuberville praises defense secretary pick Pete Hegseth amid misconduct allegations

Following his meeting Monday with Secretary of Defense nominee Pete Hegseth, Sen. Tommy Tuberville told reporters Hegseth would be "great" for the position.

ABC News - 1d

Trump considering replacing Pete Hegseth with Ron DeSantis for defense secretary

Amid allegations of heavy drinking and the mistreatment of women, President-elect Trump could be looking to replace Pete Hegseth with Florida Governor Ron DeSantis as his pick for defense ...

NBC News - 6h

Eye Opener: Trump considers replacing Pete Hegseth for defense secretary nomination

Sources tell CBS News that Donald Trump may replace his controversial pick for defense secretary with Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis. Also, airline executives are on Capitol Hill today as Congress ...

CBS News - 5h

Trump considering replacing Hegseth as defense secretary pick according to newspaper reports

President-elect Donald Trump faces further problems as he tries to fill top government jobs. His pick to head the DEA has withdrawn from consideration and lawmakers are voicing concerns over his ...

NBC News - 9h

Trump's defense pick, Pete Hegseth, faces new misconduct allegations

Pete Hegseth, President-elect Donald Trump's pick for defense secretary, is facing new misconduct allegations after previous allegations of sexual assault. CBS News confirmed Hegseth was forced to ...

CBS News - 1d

Trump considering replacing Hegseth with DeSantis for defense secretary

President-elect Donald Trump is considering replacing Fox News host Pete Hegseth, his embattled pick for defense secretary, with Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis.

CBS News - 4h

Trump mulls replacing Hegseth with DeSantis for defense secretary

President-elect Trump is reportedly considering replacing Pete Hegseth as his nominee for defense secretary with Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis after new allegations surfaced about Hegseth from his own ...

NBC News - 3h

Trump considering replacing Hegseth with DeSantis for defense secretary pick, sources tell CBS News

Sources tell CBS News President-elect Donald Trump is considering making Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis his pick for secretary of defense after allegations of misconduct surfaced from Pete Hegseth's ...

CBS News - 6h

Hegseth says he loves his mother as Trump considers switching defense secretary pick to DeSantis

Pete Hegseth's mother joined Fox News Wednesday morning to defend her son and dismiss a critical email she wrote years ago about his behavior toward women. CBS News congressional reporter Nikole ...

CBS News - 3h

Trump's Defense pick, Pete Hegseth, faces new media report on alleged alcohol abuse, sexual impropriety

Former Fox News host Pete Hegseth, President-elect Donald Trump's pick for secretary of Defense, was investigated in 2017 for an alleged sexual assault.

CNBC - 1d

Trump Considers DeSantis for Defense Secretary as His Support for Hegseth Falters

President-elect Donald J. Trump is weighing his options, even as Pete Hegseth meets with senators to muster support. Accusations of past misconduct have threatened his nomination from the start.

The New York Times - 5h

President-elect Trump considers replacing Hegseth for defense secretary, sources say

President-elect Donald Trump is considering replacing his pick for defense secretary, Pete Hegseth, with Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, sources say. The embattled Fox News host is facing allegations of ...

CBS News - 3h

New misconduct claims against Trump pick Pete Hegseth

Pete Hegseth, President-elect Donald Trump's pick to lead the world's most powerful military, is facing new questions amid reports that he was forced out at two veterans groups because of alleged ...

CBS News - 1d

Hegseth’s future as Defense secretary hangs by a thread

Politico - 1h

Pete Hegseth’s mother defends him, pleads with senators to ‘listen to Pete’

Politico - 5h

Senate Republicans hedge on Pete Hegseth support after latest controversy

President-elect Donald Trump's defense secretary pick Pete Hegseth met with Republican senators on Tuesday amid allegations ranging from sexual assault to workplace misconduct. Hegseth and his ...

CBS News - 17h

Republican senators express growing concerns over Pete Hegseth misconduct allegations

Pete Hegseth, Trump's pick for defense secretary, was back on Capitol Hill Tuesday looking to shore up support as he fends off allegations of misconduct.

ABC News - 20h

Donald Trump and Pete Hegseth Have the Same Enemies

He, too, wants to fight the “enemy within.”

The New York Times - 51m

Trump picks Daniel Driscoll as secretary of Army

President-elect Trump has tapped businessman and Army veteran Daniel Driscoll to be his secretary of the Army. “As a former Soldier, Investor, and Political Advisor, Dan brings a powerful ...

The Hill - 2h

Ron DeSantis, Joni Ernst potential defense secretary nominees if Hegseth drops out

Sources familiar with private discussions tell ABC News that a growing list of replacements is emerging to possibly replace Pete Hegseth as defense secretary nominee.

ABC News - 6h

Republican senators brush aside Pete Hegseth misconduct allegations after meeting him

Republican senators who met Monday with Pete Hegseth, President-elect Donald Trump’s pick for defense secretary, brushed aside sexual assault and other allegations against him.

NBC News - 1d

Trump adviser on Hegseth pick: ‘There aren't any concerns’

President-elect Trump senior adviser Jason Miller said that the team isn’t concerned with the pick for Defense secretary, Pete Hegseth, amid controversial reports about him emerging in recent days. ...

The Hill - 1d

Trump will take ‘nonstop’ action in first 100 days in office, top adviser says – live

Jason Miller says that Trump will take aggressive action on immigration and oil and gas drilling early into his second term. Notre Dame Cathedral will reopen in Paris on Saturday with incoming US ...

The Guardian - 22h

A top GOP senator predicts Trump’s picks will get FBI background checks

Politico - 1d

Republican senators torn over FBI background checks for Trump Cabinet picks

Republicans senators returned to Washington after Thanksgiving recess to a renewed peppering of questions about President-elect Donald Trump's Cabinet picks.

ABC News - 18h

Trump EPA pick Lee Zeldin begins meeting with senators

Politico - 1d

Pete Hegseth says Trump told him to ‘keep fighting’ amid rumors he’ll be replaced by DeSantis

Trump’s nominee for secretary of defense vows not to back down despite multiple controversies emerging since he was named. Pete Hegseth, Donald Trump’s embattled nominee for secretary of defense, ...

The Guardian - 4h

'Why would I back down?': Embattled Pete Hegseth says Trump told him to keep fighting

Pete Hegseth, Donald Trump’s embattled pick for defense secretary, brushed aside suggestions that he would drop out and said Trump urged him to “keep fighting.”

NBC News - 1h

Trump’s FBI pick Kash Patel faces rocky path to US Senate approval

Nominee has vowed to dismantle ‘deep state’ and is an admirer of QAnon conspiracy theory

Financial Times - 1d

Trump FBI pick Kash Patel gets lukewarm reception from GOP senators

President-elect Trump's nomination of Kash Patel to take over as FBI director — effectively firing current FBI Director Christopher Wray, who still has three years left in his 10-year term — has ...

The Hill - 1d

GOP senator wants Hegseth to commit to not drinking

Sen. Kevin Cramer (R-N.D.) said that he wants President-elect Trump's pick for Defense secretary, Pete Hegseth, to stop drinking as reports mount that the former Fox News host has previously done ...

The Hill - 1h

Hegseth: Meeting with senators has been a 'wonderful process'

Pete Hegseth spoke to reporters as he continues to meet with senators about serving as President-elect Trump's secretary of defense. He called the meetings a "wonderful process" and said his ...

NBC News - 1h

Trump's pick for defense secretary, Pete Hegseth, is in peril in the Senate

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