Report © Greg NashHegseth endures testy hearing; GOP defends from Dem anger THE BATTLE over President-elect Trump’s Cabinet nominees got off to a blistering

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Tuesday on the RealClearPolitics radio show -- weeknights at 6:00 p.m. on SiriusXM's POTUS Channel 124 and then on Apple, Spotify, and here on our website -- Andrew Walworth, Carl Cannon, and Tom Bevan start by breaking down some of the biggest moments from today's Senate confirmation hearing for Pete Hegseth,

Donald Trump’s pick for defense secretary, Pete Hegseth, struggled to answer a series of questions from Democratic Senator Mazie Hirono.

REPORT It’s Tuesday. My TikTok feed is a mix of Spencer Pratt’s viral videos after losing his house to the wildfires, as well as snide goodbyes to the platform, which is set to be

Donald Trump's pick for Defense Secretary, Pete Hegseth, is facing stiff criticism from Democrats—but most Republicans back him.

Pete Hegseth grilled over comments on women serving in military during Senate confirmation hearing: Live - President-elect’s controversial pick for secretary of defense will face tough questions about

Jack Smith held on to hope that he would be the one to finally hold Donald Trump to account for his assaults on the rule of law and American democracy. Bringing his experience prosecuting war criminals at the Hague to the Department of Justice,

Pete Hegseth, President-elect Donald Trump’s pick for defense secretary, has publicly faced senators for the first time.

JACK SMITH’S MIDNIGHT RIDE — Six days before President-elect DONALD TRUMP is due to be sworn as the victor of the 2024 election, special counsel JACK SMITH’s report into Trump’s efforts to overturn the 2020 election is finally here.

Just after noon next Monday, Donald Trump will take an oath to preserve, protect, and defend the Constitution, despite having, four years before, “engaged in an unprecedented criminal effort to overturn the legitimate results of the election in order to retain power.”