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The Latest Breaking News from Pete Hegseth

Biden could order FBI background checks

FBI background checks for Cabinet nominees is a long-established practice in Washington

Salon

Fox guest says Hegseth is "a problem"

Leslie Marshall shared her personal experience with sexual assault on Fox News' "MediaBuzz" on Sunday

Salon

Some GOP senators hope more of Trump’s cabinet picks follow Gaetz’s lead amid sexual misconduct allegations

Following Gaetz’s withdrawal, some GOP lawmakers are turning their attention to Trump’s problematic cabinet picks of Pete Hegseth, Robert F Kennedy Jr and Linda McMahon

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China and Canada respond to Trump’s tariff threats and border comments – as it happened

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The Guardian - US

Megyn Kelly takes swipe at Pete Hegseth not being marriage material while defending him from sexual assault allegations

A woman accused Pete Hegseth of sexually assaulting her in Monterey, California in 2017

The Independent UK

Trump Pentagon pick attacks UN and Nato and urges US to ignore Geneva conventions

Revealed: Pete Hegseth writes scathingly of key institutions and says ‘If you love America, you should love Israel’

The Guardian - US

Hegseth’s views on women in combat ‘flat-out wrong’, Senator Duckworth says

Democratic combat veteran also says Trump’s pick for defense secretary is ‘inordinately unqualified’ for the job

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GOP senator claims woman in Pete Hegseth sex assault allegation ‘was the aggressor’

Senator Markwayne Mullin says he ‘absolutely’ believes Trump’s defense secretary nominee, not his accuser

The Independent UK

Senator who lost legs in helicopter crash rips ‘unqualified’ Pete Hegseth for stance on women in combat

Tammy Duckworth calls sexual assault allegations ‘troubling’ and tears into ex-Fox News host’s service record

The Independent UK

Republican senator: ‘We’ll have lots of questions’ for Trump’s controversial picks

James Lankford of Oklahoma predicts lawmakers will have tough questions for president-elect’s nominees

The Guardian - US

Republican Senator Defends Pentagon Pick Amid Sexual Assault Allegations

Republican Sen. Markwayne Mullin defends Pete Hegseth against a 2017 sexual assault allegation, highlighting the complexities of addressing such claims.

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Canada's First Female Military Chief Defends Women In Combat

Gen. Jennie Carignan, Canada's first female military chief, defends women's role in combat amid debate sparked by U.S. senator's comments.

The Independent UK

Pete Hegseth’s odds of being confirmed almost halved after Matt Gaetz withdrawal

Former Fox News host’s nomination chances took a hit after the release of a 22-page police report detailing sexual assault allegations

The Independent UK

Pete Hegseth once made ominous prediction about ‘civil war’ if Democrats won the election

Donald Trump announced veteran and former Fox News host Pete Hegseth as his pick for defense secretary earlier this month

The Guardian - US

Leading Republican strategist rebukes Trump for bringing ‘chaos’ back

Karl Rove says in Wall Street Journal that Trump has ‘created chaos and controversy’ before he’s even in office

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The Independent UK

Trump’s transition team was ‘blindsided’ by new details of Pete Hegseth’s sexual-assault allegation

Hegseth, a former Fox News host, was never formally charged with a crime

The Independent UK

Trump got his first black eye with Matt Gaetz. His next problem? Pete Hegseth

ANALYSIS: Under normal circumstances, Hegseth wouldn’t even be a consideration. But these are not normal circumstances, writes Eric Garcia

The Independent UK

Trump team weaponizes Elon Musk in threat to senators who won’t confirm cabinet picks

Musk was instrumental in bankrolling Trump’s presidential campaign

The Guardian - US

Donald Trump announces picks for labor and treasury departments, CDC and surgeon general in flurry of nominations – as it happened

Scott Bessent, Russ Vought, Lori Chavez-DeRemer, Sebastian Gorka and Dave Weldon among choices for key posts in second Trump administration

The Guardian - US

Trump’s Pentagon pick Hegseth wrote of US military taking sides in ‘civil war’

Defense secretary pick said in 2020 that should Democrats win election the military ‘will be forced to make a choice’

The Independent UK

Trump team believed Gaetz was too ‘blackmail-able’ to be attorney general, says report

Former Florida Congressman may be up for major role in Trump’s second White House, avoiding Senate confirmation process

International Business Times

Trump Taps Loyalist Pam Bondi For Attorney General After Gaetz Withdraws

US President-elect Donald Trump tapped Pam Bondi, a staunch ally who helped defend the ex-leader against impeachment, as US attorney general on Thursday following firebrand Matt Gaetz's withdrawal from the running.

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