Senate to Vote on Pete Hegseth’s Confirmation, With Outcome Uncertain
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Senate to Vote on Pete Hegseth’s Confirmation, With Outcome Uncertain

ByNews Polite

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines The Senate barreled on Friday toward a late-night vote on whether to confirm Pete Hegseth as secretary of defense, with the outcome still uncertain as a handful of Republicans weighed whether to back President Trump’s pick to lead the Pentagon. Mr. Hegseth’s confirmation…

Hegseth Ex-Sister-in-Law Tells Senators He Was ‘Abusive’ to Second Wife
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Hegseth Ex-Sister-in-Law Tells Senators He Was ‘Abusive’ to Second Wife

ByNews Polite

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines An ex-sister-in-law of Pete Hegseth’s submitted a sworn statement to senators on Tuesday that accused Mr. Hegseth, President Trump’s nominee for secretary of defense, of being so “abusive” toward his second wife that she once hid in a closet from him and had…

Opinion | Hegseth Is Dangerous but Not for the Reasons You Think
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Opinion | Hegseth Is Dangerous but Not for the Reasons You Think

ByNews Polite

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines To state the obvious: As a former weekend “Fox & Friends” anchor, Army National Guard officer and leader of two small nonprofits, Pete Hegseth is unqualified to run a nuclear-armed organization with a budget approaching a trillion dollars. That’s the point. Donald Trump…

Federal Court Blocks Transfer of Guantánamo Convict to Prison in Iraq
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Federal Court Blocks Transfer of Guantánamo Convict to Prison in Iraq

ByNews Polite

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines A federal judge on Saturday temporarily prevented the U.S. government from transferring a disabled prisoner to Iraq from the prison at Guantánamo Bay, Cuba, while the judge considered the prisoner’s claim that he would be at risk for abuse and inadequate health care…

F.B.I. Briefs Top Senators on Armed Services Panel About Hegseth
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F.B.I. Briefs Top Senators on Armed Services Panel About Hegseth

ByNews Polite

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines F.B.I. officials briefed the top members of the Senate Armed Services Committee late Friday afternoon on the findings from their background check of Pete Hegseth, President-elect Donald J. Trump’s pick to serve as defense secretary, according to two people aware of the briefings….

U.S. Court Halts Guilty Plea Hearing for Accused 9/11 Mastermind
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U.S. Court Halts Guilty Plea Hearing for Accused 9/11 Mastermind

ByNews Polite

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines A federal appeals court on Thursday temporarily halted a guilty plea hearing for the man accused of masterminding the Sept. 11 attacks while it considers whether the deal he reached to avoid a death-penalty trial remains valid. The U.S. Court of Appeals for…

U.S. Saw an Opportunity While It Pushed to Arm Ukraine
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U.S. Saw an Opportunity While It Pushed to Arm Ukraine

ByNews Polite

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines Just weeks after Russia invaded Ukraine in February 2022, Ukrainian troops began running out of ammunition for their aging Soviet-era artillery. The United States was soon scouring foreign arsenals around the globe for the right kinds of shells as part of its pledge…

Pentagon Reaches Settlement With Veterans Dismissed Over Sexuality
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Pentagon Reaches Settlement With Veterans Dismissed Over Sexuality

ByNews Polite

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines The Defense Department has reached a sweeping settlement with tens of thousands of people who were dismissed from military service because of their sexual identity, potentially paving the way for veterans to upgrade their discharge status and receive a range of benefits they…

Opinion | John Bolton: For Donald Trump, the Only Loyalty Is Fealty
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Opinion | John Bolton: For Donald Trump, the Only Loyalty Is Fealty

ByNews Polite

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines Asking the Senate to perform as Hamilton envisioned is not hard. Recently, 38 House Republicans dealt Mr. Trump his first legislative loss as president-elect by defeating a continuing resolution he backed. Surely senators are at least as independent as House members. How does…