Pete Hegseth cleared a procedural hurdle Thursday to advance his confirmation to lead the Defense Department for a final Senate vote, setting up a high-stakes showdown.
Senators voted 51-49 to advance Hegseth’s defense secretary bid, which has been mired in a series of controversies.
U.S. District Judge John Coughenour, a Ronald Reagan appointee, told the court he could not remember in his more than 40 years on the bench seeing a case so “blatantly unconstitutional.”
Lisa Murkowski of Alaska becomes first GOP lawmaker to publicly reject a Trump cabinet pick, hurting his chances
US District Judge John Coughenour said the order ‘boggles the mind’
She is the first Republican to come out against the Defense secretary nominee.
Agencies should aim for a 30-day deadline to implement Trump’s return-to-office executive order, according to a memo from the Office of Personnel Management.
Law enforcement joined meetings of far-right Oath Keepers, leak shows https://t.co/1bUKdAewDf
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US federal judge blocks Donald Trump’s executive order on birthright citizenship
