Pete Hegseth, nominated by President-elect Donald Trump to be secretary of defense, arrives at the Senate Armed Services Committee on Jan. 14, 2025. (Benjamin S. Weiss/Courthouse News) WASHINGTON (CN) ...

U.S. Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine, voted against Pete Hegseth, President Donald Trump’s nominee for Secretary of Defense, in the Senate Thursday. “While I appreciate his courageous military ...

U.S. Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine, voted against Pete Hegseth, President Donald Trump’s nominee for Secretary of Defense, in the Senate Thursday. “While I appreciate his courageous military ...

Sen. Susan Collins and Sen. Angus King voted against Pete Hegseth's nomination for Secretary of Defense, but he still advanced to a final confirmation vote.

The Senate narrowly advanced the nomination of Pete Hegseth as President Donald Trump’s defense secretary on Thursday in a 51-49 vote, moving him one step closer to confirmation despite fierce ...

The Senate was split 50-50, with three Republicans — Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, Susan Collins, R-Maine, and Mitch McConnell, R-Ky. — joining the Democrats in opposing Hegseth's confirmation ...

Murkowksi’s announcement comes after Sens. Susan Collins, R-Maine, and Thom Tillis, R-N.C., expressed concerns to NBC News that information from Hegseth’s FBI background check had been ...