A cloud of controversy has hung over Hegseth, but he now appears to be on track to be confirmed as Trump's defense secretary.

Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) announced Thursday that she would vote against confirming Pete Hegseth, President Donald Trump's nominee for Secretary of Defense.

Also voting "no" were three Republican senators, Lisa Murkowski of Alaska ... at 9:50 p.m. The Armed Services Committee vote sent the nomination to the full Senate, 14-13. The vote was 51-49 ...

Vance, a former Ohio Senator, quipped on X as the vote continued to roll in, "I thought I was done voting in the senate," adding a laugh-cry emoji. Sens. Lisa Murkowski ... in a statement that leading ...

Vance, a former Ohio Senator, quipped on X as the vote continued to roll in, "I thought I was done voting in the senate," adding a laugh-cry emoji. Sens. Lisa Murkowski, of Alaska, Susan Collins ...

Senate Armed Services Committee Chair Roger Wicker (R-Miss.) said he “was not surprised” by their votes and “I do understand” their explanations. “Lisa Murkowski is a good Republican who ...

“In 1935 before the Congress, the father of the United States Air Force General ... expertise,” she said. Murkowski isn’t on the Armed Services Committee but she said she’d listen ...