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Sen. Lisa Murkowski announced Thursday that she will vote against confirming Pete Hegseth to lead Pentagon, becoming the first Republican to oppose one of President Donald Trump's Cabinet picks.

At his confirmation hearing last week, the former combat veteran and Fox News host said he was “falsely accused” in the 2017 incident.

The confirmation process includes several rounds of investigation and review, beginning with the submission of a personal financial disclosure report and a background check. The nominee is then ...

Trump's nominees for secretary of State, attorney general, CIA director, Energy secretary and Transportation secretary went ...

Rubio appeared to be on a glide path to winning confirmation as secretary of state while Bondi looks poised to become the ...

Donald Trump's former primary opponent Sen. Marco Rubio is meeting with the Senate Foreign Relations Committee Wednesday as ...

Republican Sen. Joni Ernst of Iowa introduced a package of legislation Tuesday seeking to move over a quarter of federal bureaucrats out of the Washington, D.C. area and address issues with remote ...