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Live from NPR news in Washington, I'm Louise Skiyvone. President Trump's embattled nominee for

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has been approved by the Senate by the narrowest of margins.

Hegset needed Vice President J.D. Vance to break a 50-50

tie in a vote on his nomination late last night. He was dogged by doubts about his qualifications,

as well as allegations of sexual misconduct, public drunkenness, and financial management

of two veterans' nonprofits. And PR's Tom Bowman has more. Three Republicans, Lisa

Murkowski of Alaska, Susan Collins of Maine, and Mitch McConnell of Kentucky voted against him,

citing his alleged misconduct and his lack of experience. Heggseth is an Army National Guard

combat veteran and former Fox News host. But he calls himself someone with dust

on his boots, who will be a change agent at the Pentagon, a place he claims has focused on woke

politics and diversity at the expense of warfighting. Hegseth has changed his long-held stance

against women in ground combat, saying women can serve in those roles as long as they

meet the standards. But he says the fitness requirements are lower for women and has vowed a review.

Tom Bowman, NPR News. He was sworn in this morning. The Trump administration's new leadership at the

Justice Department is instructing federal prosecutors to

limit their enforcement of a law that protects reproductive health care providers and facilities.

NPR's Ryan Lucas has more.

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