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China threat becomes theme of Trump national security confirmation hearings

President-elect Donald Trump’s selections to fill out his national security team have emphasized the threat posed by the Chinese Communist Party during their confirmation hearings this week on Capitol Hill. Pete Hegseth, who was tapped to serve as defense secretary, Sen. Marco Rubio (R-FL), Trump’s selection for secretary of state, and John Ratcliffe, the president-elect’s

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Pete Hegseth and Republican defenders bash Pentagon’s DEI efforts

Pete Hegseth, President-elect Donald Trump’s defense secretary nominee, and Republicans on the Senate Armed Services Committee were critical of the Defense Department’s diversity and inclusion efforts. “First and foremost, up front, you have to tear out DEI and [critical race theory] initiatives, root and branch out of institutions,” Hegseth said Tuesday during his confirmation hearing.