The Senate Armed Services Committee on Monday favorably reported, 14-13, the nomination of Pete Hegseth, President Donald Trump’s pick to run the Defense Department, on a party-line vote that will likely spell partisan opposition for Hegseth in the days ahead.
All Democrats on the panel opposed Hegseth, according to a committee aide, a partisan divide that will likely play out further when the full Senate votes on his confirmation.
Hegseth is one of the most controversial of Trump’s Cabinet choices, and has for months weathered a storm of negative press and a contentious Senate hearing that focused on allegations of excessive drinking, sexual assault and financial mismanagement.
