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Senate GOP full steam ahead on Hegseth despite abuse allegations
Senate pushes to advance Hegseth as defense secretary amid mounting allegations
It will take a simple majority of 50 senators to advance Hegseth’s confirmation in Thursday’s vote. Most Republicans, who hold a 53-seat majority in the chamber, have signaled they will back the nominee, including Sen. Joni Ernst, R-Iowa, herself a combat veteran and sexual assault survivor.
Hegseth’s Nomination as Defense Secretary to Face a Test Vote in the Senate
The vote may indicate whether fresh allegations about his personal conduct that surfaced this week are enough to stop his confirmation.
Senate Majority John Thune (R-S.D.) has set up a vote to confirm former Fox News host and Army veteran Pete Hegseth to become the next secretary of defense under President Donald Trump.
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It is the first serious test of Donald Trump’s newly invigorated strongman model of governance and of whether he can continue to bend the Republican Party to his will even as Hegseth breaks procedural precedents,
The Alaska Republican’s decision comes ahead of a crucial test vote to advance Hegseth’s nomination toward confirmation
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