Trump responds to Pete Hesgeth’s confirmation as he makes FEMA threat after North Carolina visit: Live - President is highly critical of FEMA response in North Carolina arguing states are best placed to deal with disaster response,

The Senate is set to hold a final confirmation vote on Pete Hegseth’s nomination for Defense secretary on Friday, a day after advancing his nomination by a slim margin with two Republicans opposing him.

Alaska U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski on Thursday announced on social media that she would vote against confirming Pete Hegseth to lead the U.S. Department of Defense. Republicans have a 53-seat majority in the U.

Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska) joined with a Danish lawmaker on Monday to push back against President Trump’s continued insistence that U.S. control of Greenland is necessary for American ...

Sen. Lisa Murkowski of Alaska became the first Republican to come out against Pete Hegseth’s nomination to become the Secretary of Defense. Murkowski put out her statement right before the ...

Republican Sens. Mitch McConnell (Ky.), Lisa Murkowski (Alaska) and Susan Collins (Maine) voted against Trump’s pick. All Democrats opposed Hegseth’s nomination. This is the second time in ...

Lisa Murkowski, Susan Collins and Mitch McConnell ... President Trump also suggested that it should be left to the states, and not FEMA, to handle disaster relief. "FEMA has been a very ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — Sen. Lisa Murkowski announced Thursday that she will vote against confirming Pete Hegseth to lead the Pentagon, becoming the first Republican to oppose one of President Donald Trump’s Cabinet picks ahead of a crucial test vote.

Donald Trump’s Justice Department cited an archaic statute in a legal filing Wednesday, arguing that the president’s executive order ending constitutionally guaranteed birthright citizenship should be totally kosher, since the children of Native Americans weren’t historically considered citizens, either.

Donald Trump scored a big win in Washington and visited North Carolina, California and Nevada on first trip since beginning his second term.

President is highly critical of FEMA response in North Carolina arguing states are best placed to deal with disaster response, not federal government

When a group of Senate Democrats held a press conference Tuesday to denounce President Trump’s pardon of Jan. 6 rioters, there was a slight problem. They were capitalizing on a news cycle that had