Tense Pete Hegseth hearing kicks off Trump Cabinet confirmations
The confirmation process for Trump’s Cabinet kicked off on Tuesday, with the Senate holding a controversial confirmation hearing for Pete Hegseth, the president-elect’s most controversial choice for defense secretary. one.
The former Fox News host’s appearance at the hearing is likely to be vindicated despite Democrats’ best efforts to grill Hegers about his relative inexperience and a series of accusations against him in the past.
However, there were some tense moments. Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Va., focused on Hegseth’s admitted past infidelities and the 2017 sexual assault allegation against him.
New York Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand and others pressed Hegseth over his past comments against women in combat.
But Hegseth received a warm welcome from Republicans. Iowa Sen. Joni Ernst, a key Republican holdout, said late Tuesday she would Vote to confirm him.
— Kevin Breuninger
Gov. Kristi Noem’s hearing postponed at last minute
South Dakota Governor Kristi Noem holds up her name tag from when she served in Congress during the House Natural Resources Committee hearing on H.R. 3397, asking the Bureau of Land Management Director to rescind Bureau of Land Management regulations related to: Conservation and Landscape Health” on Thursday 15 June 2023 at Longworth House.
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A confirmation hearing scheduled for today for Trump’s nominee for homeland security secretary, South Dakota Republican Gov. Kristi Noem, was abruptly postponed late Tuesday afternoon.
As a former member of the House of Representatives, Noem’s confirmation process is expected to be the most contentious of the current slate.
The reasons for the delay have been given, but “The Hill” reports Noem’s situation was “due to delays in the FBI background check.”
— Christina Wilkie
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