Ashley Murray

1 week ago | ctmirror.org | Ashley Murray |Gabby DeBenedictis

WASHINGTON — Veterans and Democratic lawmakers on Capitol Hill Tuesday protested the Trump administration’s planned cuts for the Department of Veterans Affairs that include slashing some 80,000 jobs, which many worry will affect the massive agency’s delivery of medical care and benefits.

Jan 14, 2025 | michiganadvance.com | Ashley Murray |Michigan Advance

WASHINGTON — Senators jockeyed to magnify contrasting aspects of Pete Hegseth’s life at his confirmation hearing Tuesday on whether the veteran, Fox News personality and accused perpetrator of sexual misconduct is qualified to lead the nation’s military and its nearly $900 billion budget. Lawmakers on the Senate Committee on Armed Services questioned the nominee for secretary of defense for just over four hours, the first of many hearings to come for President-elect Donald Trump’s Cabinet picks.