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Hegseth confronts allegations of misconduct as senators grill Trump’s choice for Pentagon chief

By LISA MASCARO, TARA COPP and MATT BROWN
Updated 7:35 PM CST, January 14, 2025

WASHINGTON (AP) — President-elect Donald Trump’s choice for defense secretary, Pete Hegseth, vowed Tuesday to foster a “warrior culture” at the Pentagon and confronted allegations of sexual assault and excessive drinking and questions about his derisive views of women in combat during a heated Senate confirmation hearing.

Hegseth repeatedly deflected the various misconduct allegations and instead focused on his own military experience in the Army National Guard as senators determine whether the combat veteran and former TV news show host is fit to lead the U.S. military.

“It’s time to give someone with dust on his boots the helm. A change agent,” Hegseth said in his opening remarks.

Asked directly about the sexual assault allegation, Hegseth dismissed it as a “smear campaign,” as he did in response to a rapid-fire series of questions about his personal behavior and complaints of drinking on the job. He has vowed not to drink alcohol if he is confirmed to lead the Pentagon. But pressed about his marital infidelity, Hegseth acknowledged, “I am not a perfect person.”

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Rep. Sylvester Turner dies at 70, weeks after taking office

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Democratic Rep. Sylvester Turner of Texas has died, multiple sources tell CBS News, weeks after taking office. He was 70 years old.

Turner also served as Houston's mayor from 2016 until 2024.

The city of Houston confirmed his death and Mayor John Whitmire released a statement calling him a "remarkable public servant who impacted millions of people."

"He rose from poverty, but never forgot where he came from," Whitmire continued, calling Turner's death "a terrible loss for the city."

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ISIS-K member confessed to scouting Abbey Gate attack route, training Moscow attackers: affidavit

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The ISIS-K member described by President Donald Trump as the "top terrorist" suspect behind the 2021 Abbey Gate bombing in Afghanistan confessed to scouting the attack route and training gunmen involved in a terrorist attack near Moscow last year, according to a Justice Department affidavit.

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China, reacting to Trump tariffs, promises to 'fight till the end' in trade war 'or any other type of war'

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China has vowed to "fight till the end" against President Donald Trump’s tariffs, warning that it is ready for any "type" of war with the U.S.

China’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs released a statement on Tuesday that pushed back against tariffs against the Chinese government that Trump bumped up from 10% to 20% earlier this week over Beijing’s failure to address the flow of fentanyl entering the U.S.

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SCOOP: Resolution punishing Al Green circulates House after Dem is thrown out of Trump speech

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FIRST ON FOX: A resolution by Rep. Troy Nehls, R-TX, is being circulated among Republican lawmakers on Wednesday to punish the House Democrat who was thrown out of President Donald Trump's speech for protesting.

Nehls is leading the censure resolution against Rep. Al Green, D-TX, and is expected to make it public sometime today, a source with knowledge of the document told Fox News Digital.

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Many feared dead in Sudan after shelling hits crowded market

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Germany's likely chancellor-to-be announces a political deal to raise hundreds of billions of euros in extra spending.
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Supreme Court rejects Trump administration's bid to avoid paying USAID contractors

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The Supreme Court on Wednesday backed a federal judge's power to order the Trump administration to pay $2 billion to U.S. Agency for International Development contractors but did not require immediate payment.

In doing so, the court on a 5-4 vote rejected an emergency application filed by the Justice Department after U.S. District Judge Amir Ali issued a series of rulings demanding the government unfreeze funds that President Donald Trump put on hold with an executive order.

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Trump, Musk raise questions, without evidence, about whether gold at Fort Knox stolen

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Ending surprise medical bills used to be a Trump priority, but he just slashed the federal office working on that.
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The Supreme Court will decide a high-stakes dispute over the storage of highly toxic nuclear waste at privately run U.S. facilities far from reactors.
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U.S. has halted sharing intelligence with Ukraine, CIA director says

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Ratcliffe said the pause is "on the military front and the intelligence front," but he did not elaborate further on the scope of the pause.

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Who is Al Green, the congressman removed during Trump's speech?

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Rep. Al Green, a Democrat from Texas, was swiftly escorted from the House chamber Tuesday night after interrupting President Trump's address to a joint session of Congress.

Green, a 77-year-old congressman, was ejected for shouting early on during Mr. Trump's speech, in which the president reviewed his administration's sweeping legislative agenda and outlined, for an hour and 40 minutes, his vision for how Congress should start to implement it.

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Supreme Court rules Trump administration must unfreeze foreign aid payments

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A divided Supreme Court ruled that the Trump administration must pay out nearly $2 billion in foreign assistance funds to nonprofit aid groups.
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Democratic mayors of "sanctuary cities" set to testify before Congress

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SCOTUS rules on nearly $2 billion in frozen USAID payments

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The Supreme Court on Wednesday denied the Trump administration's request to block a lower court's order for the administration to pay nearly $2 billion in foreign aid money, delivering a near-term reprieve to international aid groups and contractors seeking payment for previously completed projects.

In a one-paragraph ruling, the Court noted that the Feb. 26 deadline imposed by the lower court had already expired, so that court must now present new instructions.

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