Hegseth tells Ernst he would support women in combat roles if confirmed
Pete Hegseth said he will support the continuation of women serving in combat roles if he is approved to become Defense ...
Hegseth, under Senate scrutiny, mutes critique of women in combat
Pete Hegseth, Trump’s choice for defense secretary, drew Democrats’ ire for past statements voicing strong opposition to ...
What Pete Hegseth Has Said About Women in the Military and in Combat Roles
Pete Hegseth has dismissed the role of women in the military in past interviews and in his own writing. “I’m straight up just ...
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Hegseth softens stance on women in combat, calls for policies already in place
The military announced gender-neutral standards for combat roles in 2016. In his public bid to become the next defense secretary, former Fox News personality Pete Hegseth told a Senate panel on ...
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Hegseth questioned on past comments that women should not serve in combat roles
Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, New Hampshire Democrat, read aloud some of Mr. Hegseth’s past comments about women being less effective in combat roles, including one from a podcast in which he said, “I ...
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Dems to grill Pete Hegseth about his views on women in combat — despite him publicly changing his stance
Democrats geared up Tuesday to grill Defense Secretary nominee Pete Hegseth on his past behavior and opposition to women serving in combat roles ... signing a [non-disclosure agreement ...
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Pete Hegseth hearing: Iowa Sen. Joni Ernst seeks assurances on women serving in combat
Instead, she appeared to emphasize common ground with Hegseth as the pair agreed that women seeking to serve in combat roles should meet ... are out there now and can meet those standards ...
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Hegseth clarifies stance on women in military in combative confirmation hearing
Hegseth, a veteran and former Fox News host, pushed back on allegations that he disparaged women serving in the military under ... can’t ever serve in the military in a combat role.
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Hegseth softens stance on women in combat, calls for policies already in place
His past statements insisting women should be kept from combat roles has drawn scrutiny as well, including from Sens. Joni Ernst, R-Iowa, and Tammy Duckworth, D-Ill., both combat veterans.