Key Republican senators to vote against Pete Hegseth for US defense secretary
Source: The Guardian U.S.
Senators Susan Collins of Maine and Lisa Murkowski of Alaska announced that they would oppose the nomination of Pete Hegseth to become the next US secretary of defense, making them the first two Republican lawmakers to publicly reject one of Donald Trump’s cabinet picks and raising fresh doubts about the controversial nominee’s chances of confirmation...
Shortly after Murkowski made her announcement, Collins joined her in opposing a procedural motion to advance Hegseth’s nomination to a final Senate vote and released her own statement detailing her reservations about the cabinet pick.
Given Republicans’ 53-47 advantage in the Senate, Hegseth can only afford to lose three of their votes, assuming every Democratic senator opposes his nomination. Hegseth overcame a procedural hurdle in the Senate on Thursday afternoon, with 51 Republicans voting to advance his nomination, but it remains unclear whether he will have the support necessary to be confirmed.
The Senate is expected to hold the final vote on Hegseth’s nomination on Friday night.
Read more: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/jan/23/lisa-murkowski-pete-hegseth-nomination
Keeping fingers crossed.
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Those R Senators who confirmed Lloyd Austin ought to get calls from him; he's good at changing minds. 
