Mitch McConnell votes against Pete Hegseth for defense secretary in one of his first votes outside of Republican leadership
Sen. Mitch McConnell of Kentucky voted against President Donald Trump's nominee to be secretary of defense, Pete Hegseth.
'Proud moment': Acting defense secretary grew up in RI, son of a retired Marine general
It's been a proud couple of days for Warren's John J. Salesses, father of the acting secretary of defense, Robert G. Salesses ...
Pete Hegseth confirmed as Secretary of Defense after Vance casts tiebreaking vote
The 51-50 decision came after three Republicans voted against Hegseth. Vice President JD Vance had to cast the tiebreaking ...
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'Proud moment': Acting defense secretary grew up in RI, son of a retired Marine general
So the 91-year-old Rhode Islander was aware that his second-oldest son, Robert G. Salesses ... "Bob" was in line to serve as acting U.S. Secretary of Defense in the opening days of the second ...
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Defense Department pauses all social media posts pending review by incoming secretary
"This pause does not apply for content and imagery relative to the DOD's current border security operations announced yesterday by Acting Secretary of Defense Robert G. Salesses." Under previous ...
Pete Hegseth confirmed as defense secretary after Vance breaks tie
The Senate’s 50-50 vote for Pete Hegseth marked the second time in history that a vice president was called upon to break the ...
Army Times5d
Hegseth confirmed as next defense secretary by narrow Senate vote
He is expected to be sworn into office over the weekend, replacing acting Defense Secretary Robert Salesses. About Leo Shane III Leo covers Congress, Veterans Affairs and the White House for ...