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Police report reveals assault allegations against Hegseth, Trump's pick for defense secretary
Read full article: Police report reveals assault allegations against Hegseth, Trump's pick for defense secretaryA woman told police that she was sexually assaulted in 2017 by Pete Hegseth after he took her phone, blocked the door to a California hotel room and refused to let her leave.
Trump's casting call as he builds out his administration: TV experience preferred
Read full article: Trump's casting call as he builds out his administration: TV experience preferredPresident-elect Donald Trump is clearly prizing experience on television as he chooses people to serve in his new administration.
Trump sets records with pace of appointments, but that doesn't mean the transition is going smoothly
Read full article: Trump sets records with pace of appointments, but that doesn't mean the transition is going smoothlyIn the two weeks since Election Day, President-elect Donald Trump has been setting records with the pace of appointments for his incoming administration.
Should women be allowed to fight on the front lines? Trump’s defense pick reignites the debate
Read full article: Should women be allowed to fight on the front lines? Trump’s defense pick reignites the debatePresident-elect Donald Trump’s nominee for defense secretary, Pete Hegseth, has reignited a debate that many thought was settled long ago: Should women be allowed to serve their country by fighting on the front lines.
Trump's Pentagon pick paid woman after sex assault allegation but denies wrongdoing, his lawyer says
Read full article: Trump's Pentagon pick paid woman after sex assault allegation but denies wrongdoing, his lawyer saysThe lawyer for Pete Hegseth says that Donald Trump’s pick for defense secretary paid a woman who accused him of sexual assault to head off the threat of a baseless lawsuit.
Trump Pentagon pick had been flagged by fellow service member as possible 'Insider Threat'
Read full article: Trump Pentagon pick had been flagged by fellow service member as possible 'Insider Threat'Pete Hegseth, the Army National Guard veteran and Fox News host nominated by Donald Trump to lead the Department of Defense, was flagged as a possible “Insider Threat” by a fellow service member due to a tattoo on his bicep that’s associated with white supremacist groups.
Trump's pick to lead Defense Department was accused of sexual assault in 2017
Read full article: Trump's pick to lead Defense Department was accused of sexual assault in 2017Pete Hegseth, a Fox News host who is Donald Trump’s pick to lead the Department of Defense, was accused of sexual assault in 2017 after a speaking appearance at a Republican women’s event in Monterey, California.
Trump issues early challenge to GOP Senate with defiant nominations
Read full article: Trump issues early challenge to GOP Senate with defiant nominationsJust hours after Republican Sen. John Thune was elected as the incoming Senate majority leader, President-elect Donald Trump presented him with one of his first tests — an announcement that he intends to nominate House Republican Matt Gaetz as attorney general.
Trump's mainstream picks for top foreign policy posts could reassure allies — and worry China
Read full article: Trump's mainstream picks for top foreign policy posts could reassure allies — and worry ChinaChina watchers know Marco Rubio and Mike Waltz as “the Florida faction” in foreign policy — two Florida lawmakers who share especially tough positions on China.
Trump's defense choice stuns the Pentagon and raises questions about the Fox News host's experience
Read full article: Trump's defense choice stuns the Pentagon and raises questions about the Fox News host's experiencePresident-elect Donald Trump has stunned the Pentagon and the broader defense world by nominating Fox News host Pete Hegseth to be defense secretary.
What to know about Pete Hegseth, Trump's pick to serve as defense secretary
Read full article: What to know about Pete Hegseth, Trump's pick to serve as defense secretaryIn picking Fox News Channel host Pete Hegseth to lead the Department of Defense, President-elect Donald Trump has selected a military veteran and popular conservative media personality with a large following of his own.
Trump builds out national security team with picks of Hegseth for Pentagon, Noem for DHS
Read full article: Trump builds out national security team with picks of Hegseth for Pentagon, Noem for DHSPresident-elect Donald Trump is moving to build out his foreign policy team, announcing he is nominating Fox News host and Army veteran Pete Hegseth to serve as his defense secretary and former Director of National Intelligence John Ratcliffe to lead the Central Intelligence Agency.
Conservative media offers mixed messages on COVID-19 vaccine
Read full article: Conservative media offers mixed messages on COVID-19 vaccineSkepticism about the COVID-19 vaccination is a common theme in media appealing to conservatives, despite assurances from doctors and scientists that the vaccine is safe and effective.
After pardon, Blackwater guard defiant: ‘I acted correctly’
Read full article: After pardon, Blackwater guard defiant: ‘I acted correctly’In this Dec. 31, 2020, file photo pardoned Blackwater contractor Evan Liberty poses for a photo in Washington. The Blackwater contractors meet none of that criteria. They were convicted in the killings of unarmed Iraqi women and children and have long been defiant in their assertions of innocence. “I feel like I acted correctly,” he said of his conduct in 2007. He says he's grateful to his supporters and to Trump for what he calls a “second chance at life."
From Trump's taxes to virus: News moves at breakneck pace
Read full article: From Trump's taxes to virus: News moves at breakneck paceThe revelation about how much President Donald Trump pays in taxes? Then, just as quickly, they receded into memory with the revelation Friday that Trump had tested positive for COVID-19. The coronavirus story unfurled shortly after 8 p.m. Eastern on Thursday when Jennifer Jacobs, Bloomberg News White House reporter, tweeted that sources had told her that Hope Hicks, one of Trump's closest aides, had tested positive. Then, at 12:54 a.m. Eastern, the president tweeted that both of them were positive. Were reporters who attended a White House news briefing on Thursday at risk?