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Roasted on the hill
The election of President-elect Donald Trump Defense Department head Pete Hegsett faced backlash in the Senate on Tuesday as lawmakers decide whether to vote to support his nominee.
Hegseth faced intense questioning from Democrats at the House Armed Services Committee hearing, including about comments he made about women previously serving in combat roles in the military, and was interrupted at times by protesters who disrupted the hearing.
Days after Trump won the decisive election over Vice President Harris, he nominated Heigt in November, praising him as “a warrior for the military and the nation.”
Pete Hegseth, 21st Century Fox Inc. military analyst and U.S. defense nominee President Donald Trump at the U.S. Senate Armed Services Committee’s confirmation hearing on Tuesday in Washington, D.C. Photographer Kent Nishimura/Bloomberg via Getty Images (Getty Images)
The White House
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A car and house burn as strong winds fuel a devastating wildfire in the Los Angeles area, on the Eaton Fire in Altadena, California, U.S., January 8, 2025. (Reuters/David Swanson)
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World stage
Trump transition
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U.S. Capitol Police officers escort a protester during a U.S. Senate Armed Services Committee confirmation hearing on Tuesday, Jan. 14, 2025, in Washington, DC. Photographer: Kent Nishimura/Bloomberg via Getty Images (Getty Images)
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‘Clown Show’: Dem Senator’s Lies and Stupidity at Hegsett Hearing Roasted on Social Media…Read More
Capitol Hill
Sports: Two House Dems vote with GOP to ban biological boys from girls’ school sports… Read more
House GOP Members and Female Athletes Women and Girls in Sports Act WASHINGTON, DC – APRIL 20: Speaker of the House Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) (C) and Representative Virginia Foxx (R-VA) L) outside the US Capitol in April At an event to celebrate the Sports Protection Act, a woman raised her hand when asked if she knew a transgender person. 20, 2023 in Washington, DC. President Joe Biden has vowed to reject legislation that defines gender as ‘based solely on a person’s reproductive biology and genetics at birth’ and bans all transgender women and girls from competing in girls’ school sports. (Chip Somodevilla)
WHO-DUNIT: As Republicans threaten to cut funding, the World Health Agency is cutting… Read more
Doge’s House: House DOGE caucus calls for federal workers, government regulations in new goal-enforcement memo…Read more
All over America
‘Spread it too thin’: LA councilwoman blames leaders for empty water tank as her district burned through wildfires… Read more
People look at smoke and flames from the Palisades Fire in the Pacific Palisades neighborhood on January 7, 2025 in Los Angeles, California. The Palisades Fire, fueled by strong Santa Ana winds, has grown to more than 2,900 acres and 30,000 people have been ordered to evacuate, with a second fire burning near Eaton Canyon. (Tiffany Rose/Getty Images)
Border Crisis Costs: Oklahoma superintendent sued to reimburse illegal aliens for tuition… Read more
Jump in: A top lawmaker has launched a gubernatorial campaign in the race to replace Michigan’s Whitmer, the first Republican … Read More
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