Defense secretary nominee Pete Hegseth expected to face contentious confirmation hearing

Trump Confirmation Hearings Begin With Pete Hegseth: Live Updates

Chris Wright testifies at Senate confirmation hearing for Energy secretary * WorldNetDaily * by WND Staff

President-elect Trump's pick looks to provide plenty of literal power for Americans

Sierra Club Statement on Chris Wright Confirmation Hearing for DOE

Today, the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee will hold a hearing to consider the nomination of Chris Wright, an outspoken critic of policies aimed at curbing climate change and the transition to renewable energy sources, to run the Department of Energy. Wright is the founder and CEO of Liberty Energy, a leading oil and fracked gas company.In response, Sierra Club Director of Beyond Fossil Fuels Policy Mahyar Sorour released the follo…

Trump’s Energy Secretary Nominee Pledges Domestic Expansion

President-elect Donald Trump’s pick for Secretary of Energy, Chris Wright, pledged on Wednesday to help unleash a major expansion in U.S. domestic energy production, including oil, LNG, and nuclear power. “The security of our nation begins with energy,” Wright said in remarks prepared for his confirmation hearing at the Energy and Natural Resources Committee today. “Previous administrations have viewed energy as a liability instead of the immens…

Tuberville praises Hegseth in secretary of defense confirmation hearing

On Tuesday, the U.S. Senate held its confirmation hearing for Pete Hegseth, Trump’s pick for Secretary of Defense. Hegseth is a veteran and Fox News presenter with no senior military or public office experience who has been mired in controversy since Trump announced his nomination. Fellow service members who served alongside Hegseth in the Army National Guard have claimed that Hegseth has multiple tattoos associated with white supremacist extrem…

Defense secretary nominee Pete Hegseth faces fierce hearing, with Reed and Democratic women senators leading the opposition - The Boston Globe

None of the 13 Democrats on the Armed Services Committee appeared to believe Hegseth, an Army veteran and Fox News personality, was qualified to run one of the largest and most complex institutions in the world.