The retiring North Carolina Republican senator said Hegseth “just doesn’t have the experience.”
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Senators approved a war powers resolution to check the president.
The Maryland Democrat visited Iowa and New Hampshire and wants to “shake up” his party.
“It’d be good to see it, so we’d know what’s in it,” Sen. John Cornyn said.
The Kentucky Republican’s office did not provide additional details.
“It's a little harder to make the argument that we’re feckless,” says Democratic Sen. Brian Schatz.
The current Senate leaders have a lighter touch with their colleagues than McConnell and Reid.
The vote came after hours of negotiations and allows a immigration spending package to move ahead.
Republicans had held up the enforcement package amid concerns about the political fund.
Lawmakers want a guarantee that the White House ‘slush fund’ won’t be revived before backing a broader...
