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Evening Report — Senate set to hold confirmation vote on third Trump Cabinet pick
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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.
The vote tonight is expected to be incredibly close.
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........
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