Republicans appear poised to confirm Trump’s controversial nominee to lead the government’s largest and most complex agency ...

Hegseth responded at the heated Senate confirmation hearing that he couldn't tell Duckworth the exact number of ASEAN nations ...

Pete Hegseth, President-elect Donald Trump’s pick for defense secretary, was questioned about ASEAN during a heated Senate ...

During the confirmation hearing for Pete Hegseth, President-elect Donald Trump’s choice for Secretary of Defense, Sen. Tammy ...

Tammy Duckworth put Pete Hegseth’s foreign policy ... Myanmar, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand and Vietnam. Timor-Leste and Papua New Guinea are “observer states.” President Biden in ...

Tammy Duckworth, grilling President-elect Donald ... Myanmar, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand and Vietnam. An 11th country, East Timor, is set to join soon. Established in 1967, its goal ...

Tammy Duckworth (D-Ill.) when she challenged him to share his ... ASEAN’s members include Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand and Vietnam.

"This is basic, 101 stuff for someone who wants to be secretary of defense, and he couldn't answer any of them." ...

The exchange occurred when Democratic Senator Tammy Duckworth of Illinois asked Hegseth ... the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, and Vietnam. She urged Hegseth to "do a little homework" before ...

During his confirmation hearing, Trump’s Defense Secretary nominee couldn’t name a single member of the Southeast Asian bloc.