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SASC Votes Along Party Lines To Advance Defense Secretary Nominee Hegseth

By Matthew Beinart

Tuesday, January 21st, 2025

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SASC Votes Along Party Lines To Advance Defense Secretary Nominee Hegseth

Pete Hegseth, nominee to be secretary of defense, and Sen. Roger Wicker (R-Miss.), chair of the Senate Armed Services Committee. Photo: Wicker's office.

The Senate Armed Services Committee on Monday voted along party lines to advance Pete Hegseth’s nomination to be the next secretary of defense, a source familiar with the process confirmed to Defense Daily. Following President Trump’s inauguration earlier in the day, SASC voted 14-13 to send Hegseth’s nomination to the Senate floor for full consideration. While Republicans had looked to have Hegseth as one of Trump’s cabinet members confirmed on his first day back in office, opposition from Democrats to…

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