We always knew it was going to be tight, but North Carolina Senator Thom Tillis (R) has placed the confirmation of Pete Hegseth as President Donald Trump’s Secretary of Defense in further doubt with comments Thursday night that signaled he was not a firm yes.
The vote is set for Friday night at 8:57 pm Eastern, following the 30 hours allotted post-cloture.
Senate still tracking a vote on nomination of Pete Hegseth as Defense Secretary around 8:57 pm et once the 30 hour window of time expires after the Senate broke a filibuster yesterday
— Chad Pergram (@ChadPergram) January 24, 2025
Hegseth was voted out of the Senate Armed Services Committee on Monday on a strict party-line vote (14-13). He cleared cloture on Thursday afternoon 51-49, with regular Republican defectors Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) and Susan Collins (R-ME) voting nay. Mitch McConnell (R-KY),…
