Hagel confirmed as Defense Secretary by Senate
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate has voted to confirm Chuck Hagel to be the nation's next defense secretary.
Senate to vote on moving ahead on Hagel nod
WASHINGTON (AP) — A deeply divided Senate moved toward a vote Tuesday on President Barack Obama's contentious choice of Chuck Hagel to head the Defense Department, with the former Republican senator on track to win confirmation after a protracted political fight.
Hagel has enough support for US defense secretary
WASHINGTON (AP) - Chuck Hagel secured the necessary votes for the U.S. Senate to confirm him to be the next defense secretary barring any new, damaging information...
Hagel stalled, but confirmation still expected
WASHINGTON (AP) - By delaying a confirmation vote on Chuck Hagel to be U.S. defense secretary, Senate Republicans have forced Leon Panetta to remain on the job he is eager to give up...
Republicans to block Hagel vote over Benghazi
WASHINGTON (AP) - The U.S. Senate's top Democrat attacked Republican senators Thursday for blocking Chuck Hagel's nomination to be President Barack Obama's next secretary of defense...
Senate panel approves Hagel for Pentagon chief
WASHINGTON (AP) - A bitterly divided Senate panel on Tuesday voted to approve President Barack Obama's nomination of Chuck Hagel to be the U.S. defense secretary at a time of turmoil for the military with looming budget cuts...
Senate panel to vote Tuesday on Hagel nomination
WASHINGTON (AP) — Senate Democrats are pushing ahead with a vote Tuesday on Chuck Hagel's nomination to be defense secretary...
Cheney calls Obama nominees 'second-rate'
CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) — Former Vice President Dick Cheney said Saturday night that President Barack Obama has jeopardized U.S. national security by nominating substandard candidates for key cabinet posts and by degrading the U.S. military...
Lindsey Graham vows to delay Obama's nominees over Libya
WASHINGTON (AP) - A leading Republican senator said Sunday he would hold up Senate confirmation of President Barack Obama's nominees to head the Pentagon and the CIA...
NAACP leader criticizes lack of cabinet diversity
theGRIO REPORT - In a recent interview with the Politico, NAACP president Ben Jealous criticized President Barack Obama for the lack of diversity among his recent cabinet picks...
