With Democrats opposed and some Republican votes wavering, the committee could employ unusual maneuvers to advance Trump’s controversial pick for director of national intelligence.
Pete Hegseth’s controversial nomination as defense secretary moved a step closer to confirmation with the Senate Armed Services Committee recommending him to the job on party lines. U.S. Sen. Mark Kelly, D-Ariz., voted Monday against Hegseth, citing a lack of managerial experience and “concerning personal issues.”
Senator Mark Kelly opposed Peter Hegseth's nomination as Defense Secretary, citing his lack of qualifications and past issues.
Mark Kelly, D-Ariz., voted 61-35 on Friday to advance the bill, narrowly overcoming the 60-vote threshold required to thwart a filibuster. A final Senate vote on the bill could come as early as Monday. The other eight Democratic senators who crossed the ...
“Pete is a very, very good man,” Trump told reporters hours before the Senate voted. Sen. Mark Kelly, D-Ariz., during a speech on the Senate floor, called Hegseth “the most unprepared ...
Senator Mark Kelly leads 12 colleagues in urging bipartisan efforts on U.S. border security and immigration reform, addressing a letter to Republican Senate Majority Leader Thune.
An Unprecedented Overreach From The White House’: Kelly Tears Into Trump Over Federal Grant Freeze During a Senate Armed Services Committee hearing, Sen. Mark Kelly (D-AZ) questioned witnesses about the impact of President Donald Trump's freeze on appropriated grants will have on the defense industrial base.
The measure's bipartisan approval reflects broad support for cracking down on crime perpetrated by illegal immigrants.
The secretary of defense has been accused of alcohol abuse and various forms of misconduct — allegations he has denied.
WASHINGTON (CBS, KYMA/KECY) - The Senate confirmed Kristi Noem as Homeland Security Secretary on Saturday by a 59-34 vote, putting the South Dakota governor in charge of a sprawling agency that is essential to national security and President Donald Trump's plans to clamp down on illegal immigration.
Arizona Senator Mark Kelly says as the Senate considered the nomination of Pete Hegseth to serve as Defense Secretary in the second Trump administration post cloture that the Senate was potentially confirming the most unprepared nominee to lead the Department of Defense that has ever been put forward,
Six Assembly seats and two school board seats are on the ballot in Anchorage's upcoming regular city election. Registration for candidacy in the April 1 election closed at 5 p.m. on Friday. Just two Assembly incumbents are running to keep their seats in this election: Daniel Volland in North Anchorage and Kameron Perez-Verdia in West Anchorage are each facing a challenger.