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Hegseth set for Senate confirmation vote
PRESIDENT TRUMP'S SENATE ALLIES are racing ahead to confirm his Cabinet picks, with the chamber set to vote Friday night on his Defense secretary nominee Pete Hegseth.
Hegseth, one of Trump's most controversial picks late last year who has since won support from many Senate Republicans, will get a final vote after clearing a key hurdle in the upper chamber on Thursday.
Only two GOP senators have signaled opposition to Hegseth — Sens. Lisa Murkowski (Alaska) and Susan Collins (Maine). If that holds, it'd put critics two votes short of the number of defections needed to tank the nomination.
If one more Republican comes out against Hegseth, Hegseth could still win confirmation with Vance President Vance casting a tie-breaking vote.
The rare Friday night vote is slated for 9 p.m. EST. Stay with TheHill.com's live coverage throughout the evening here.
Hegseth faced a contentious hearing, with Democrats raising multiple past allegations of excessive drinking and sexual impropriety, as well as criticizing his lack of experience running a major enterprise or government office.
Related: Trump ‘very surprised’ by Murkowski, Collins votes against Hegseth
The Friday vote comes after Trump's first two Cabinet members were confirmed earlier this week: Secretary of State Marco Rubio and CIA Director John Ratcliffe.
Several Cabinet picks have advanced out of committee and are awaiting a vote from the full Senate, while others are scheduled for hearings next week.
WHERE OTHER CABINET PICKS STAND
Kristi Noem: After the Senate votes on Hegseth, it will hold a procedural vote on Noem, Trump's nominee to lead the Department of Homeland Security who currently serves as the governor of South Dakota.
Noem, a staunch supporter of Trump's immigration policies, was advanced by the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee on Monday in a bipartisan vote.
The Republican governor, if confirmed, would also be tasked with overseeing the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), an agency Trump has teased overhauling or eliminating via executive order.
Also awaiting confirmation:
• Robert F. Kennedy Jr. for Department of Health and Human Services
• Tulsi Gabbard for Director of National Intelligence
• Kash Patel to head the FBI
• Scott Bessent for Treasury Secretary
• Pam Bondi for Attorney General
• Russel Vought for Office of Management and Budget director
Bessent, Vought and Bondi have already appeared for their confirmation hearings, while Kennedy, Gabbard and Patel are scheduled for next week.
See who else is awaiting confirmation votes
WHO HASN'T BEEN SCHEDULED?:
A handful of nominees have not yet been scheduled for Senate hearings:
• Education secretary pick Linda McMahon: A former World Wrestling Entertainment executive, McMahon previously ran the Small Business Administration during Trump's first term. She has yet to appear before a Senate committee, reportedly due to paperwork delays.
• Labor secretary designate former Rep. Lori Chavez-DeRemer (R-Ore.): She is considered a fairly bipartisan pick, and her nomination suggests Trump's administration will aim to be more union-friendly in his second term.
• Trade Representative pick Jamieson Greer: Ex-chief of staff to Robert Lighthizer, Trump's former Trade Representative, Greer worked on tariffs during Trump's first administration.
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