During Secretary of Defense Nominee Pete Hegseth’s first confirmation hearing, senators raised concerns that the former Fox News host’s FBI background checks did not include interviews with his wives and others who could speak to the disturbing allegations against the nominee. Their concerns seem justified, as on Tuesday senators on …
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The Department of Defense is the largest employer in the United States, sending out paychecks to 2.1 million service members and more than 770,000 civilians. Its annual budget — $900 billion dollars —is larger than the GDP of Switzerland. With an estimated 750 bases in at least 80 countries, it …
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On Monday, the night before hearings to confirm Pete Hegseth, Donald Trump’s embattled nominee for Secretary of Defense, were set to begin, The New Yorker reported that Sen. Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) —a key vote on the Armed Services Committee — had declined an offer to meet privately with the woman …
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Four years ago today, as preparations were underway for the inauguration of then President-elect Joe Biden, National Guard Master Sergeant DeRicko Gaither sent an email warning of a possible “Insider Threat” in the ranks: a guardsman named Pete Hegseth, who, Gaither wrote, had a tattoo of a refrain favored by …
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Confirmation hearings for a slew of Donald Trump’s picks for his Cabinet and other high-ranking positions are scheduled to begin this week. Senate committees still have not received vetting materials for several nominees, and many of their financial disclosures and ethics disclosures have not yet been made public. On Monday, …
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The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) is more than just a health care provider for those who have served — it stands as a symbol of what a national, government-run health care system could achieve if scaled to the broader American population. This is precisely why Republican leaders and conservative …
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Saturday Night Live‘s Weekend Update addressed the murder of the United Healthcare CEO in New York City this week, as well as all the controversy surrounding president-elect Donald Trump’s pick for Secretary of Defense, former Fox News host Pete Hegseth. The assassin of Brian Thompson hasn’t been caught, with law …
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Pete Hegseth’s nomination as Secretary of Defense is hanging on by a thread as hardline MAGA Republican senators wage a public pressure campaign against their colleagues to secure the embattled former Fox News host’s confirmation. On Friday morning, President-elect Donald Trump stepped into the fray himself. “Pete Hegseth is doing …
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Pete Hegseth’s nomination to head the Department of Defense is in dire straits. On top of allegations of sexual assault, the former Fox News hosts confirmation prospects are being derailed by reports of alcohol abuse that affected his workplace conduct across large swaths of his career. Records obtained by multiple …
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Secretary of Defense nomineePete Hegseth has been hit with an onslaught of disturbing allegations since President-elect Donald Trump announced the former Fox News personality as his Cabinet choice. The latest accusations arrive from former colleagues who spoke with NBC News about concerns they had with Hegseth’s drinking during his employment …
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