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Hegseth campaigns for Pentagon job

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Hegseth campaigns for Pentagon job as his nomination hangs in the balance

Pete Hegseth went on the offense in Congress and in the media Wednesday, trying to salvage a nomination to lead the Pentagon that has been pushed to the precipice by allegations of sexual misconduct and excessive drinking.

Trump's Pentagon nominee Hegseth pushes ahead amid doubts

President-elect Donald Trump's pick to lead the U.S. Department of Defense, Pete Hegseth, pushed ahead on Wednesday with his bid for the job amid doubts in Congress over allegations about his personal and professional life.

The Nightcap: Hegseth Pentagon pick in peril

In this special edition of The Nightcap Charles Coleman, Jr. Dan Nathan, Basil Smikle and Jacob Soboroff join to discuss new NBC News reporting about Trump's pick for Defense Secretary. Current and former Fox News employees said that Pete Hegseth's drinking worried them.

Senators Warn the Pentagon

Senators Warn the Pentagon: Get a Handle on China’s Telecom Hacking

In a letter to the Department of Defense, senators Ron Wyden and Eric Schmitt are calling for an investigation into fallout from the Salt Typhoon espionage campaign.

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US Agencies to Brief Senators on Chinese Salt Typhoon Telecom Hacking

U.S. government agencies will hold a classified briefing for all senators on Wednesday on China's alleged efforts known as Salt Typhoon to burrow deep into American telecommunications companies and steal data about U.

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US senators vow action after briefing on Chinese Salt Typhoon telecom hacking

U.S. government agencies held a classified briefing for all senators on Wednesday on China's alleged efforts known as Salt Typhoon to burrow deep into American telecommunications companies and steal data about U.

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Trump considers DeSantis for the Pentagon with Hegseth under pressure over allegations

Pete Hegseth fought to save his nomination to be Donald Trump's Defense secretary Wednesday as the president-elect considered ...

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Tuberville says Pete Hegseth is ‘exactly what the Pentagon needs’ as controversy grows

Tuberville has said if the allegations against Hegseth are true “to a certain degree, people aren’t going to vote to confirm ...

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Hegseth 'just doesn't have the credibility to run the Pentagon': Top House Armed Services Democrat

Rep. Adam Smith (D-Wash.), ranking member of the House Armed Services Committee, joins Meet the Press NOW to share his ...

Could Trump’s pick for Pentagon No. 2 accelerate the Pentagon’s hypersonic efforts?

But his experience also includes possible conflicts of interest. In 2017, when Feinberg was nominated to serve on Donald ...

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Hegseth back on the Hill as Pentagon bid teeters

Pete Hegseth, Trump’s embattled pick to run the Pentagon, is back on Capitol Hill today as his nomination faces even more ...

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The Secret Pentagon War Game That Offers a Stark Warning for Our Times

Surprise attacks were their main concern, but they assumed that the existing warning systems and retaliatory capabilities ...

Eighteen ways Palantir wants the Pentagon to change

The 18-page document also manages to say the quiet part out loud, demanding the Pentagon and Congress to change its practices ...

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Maddow Blog | To Trump-proof the Pentagon, Senate Democrats push a specific, good idea

The Biden administration could help Trump-proof the Pentagon by issuing a directive related to domestic troop deployments. It ...

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Pete Hegseth's mother defends son's fitness to lead the Pentagon: 'He's a changed man'

The mother of Pete Hegseth, President-elect Donald Trump's pick for defense secretary, pleaded her son's case as his future ...

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