Day: January 14, 2025

Senator Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., asked Pete Hegseth which of his “core values” changed following his nomination for secretary of defense that caused him to shift his long-held opinion that women do not belong in combat “at all.”

The report, arriving just days before Trump is to return to office, focuses fresh attention on his failed effort to cling to power after his election loss in 2020.

Democratic Sen. Mazie Hirono was criticized on social media for her questioning of Trump’s Secretary of Defense nominee Pete Hegseth.

Democrats pushed the expected Pentagon pick on his past comments about females in combat.

Although Paul Krugman retired from his New York Times column after almost 25 years, the liberal economist is still keeping busy and making media appearances — including an interview with The New Republic’s Greg Sargent posted on January 14. Trump aggressively campaigned on the economy last year. But Krugman, during an appearance on The New Republic…

Pete Hegseth faces an important test on Tuesday — but he won’t just have to prove himself to the senators who immediately began sparring over his nomination as Defense Secretary.

Scientists Identify the Oldest Material on Earth in a Meteorite, Stunned to Find It Predates the Sun Scientists analyzed stardust from a meteorite that fell to Earth 50 years ago which revealed the 5 to 7 billion-year-old stardust to be the oldest solid material on Earth. This dust was made of presolar grains (dust grains that predate our sun) and …

The three will be seated together on the inauguration platform with other prominent guests.

Pete Hegseth has previously objected to women serving in combat roles