Senators Press Hegseth in Tense Confirmation Hearing

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🗓️ 14 January 2025

⏱️ 13 minutes

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P.M. Edition for Jan. 14. Pete Hegseth, President-elect Donald Trump’s pick for defense secretary, faced questions over his past behavior and qualifications to lead the Pentagon. WSJ national security reporter Nancy Youssef gives us her read of the room, and what the hearing signals about Trump’s other cabinet picks. And in his first days in office, Trump plans to sign executive orders that would boost the U.S. fossil fuel industry. Plus, though the labor market appears strong, power is shifting from employees to employers. WSJ economics reporter Konrad Putzier tells us the more subtle ways that companies are flexing that power today. Alex Ossola hosts. Sign up for the WSJ's free What's News newsletter. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:40.5	Donald Trump plans to sign executive orders to boost the American fossil fuel industry shortly after he's sworn in as president next week.
0:47.1	And Trump's nominee to lead the Pentagon sat for a contentious confirmation hearing in front of a Senate committee.
0:49.7	It was really striking as someone who covers the Pentagon.
0:54.2	The hero's sort of two just very vastly different descriptions of what the petting on should be.
0:58.6	You could really sort of see the partisan divide and the questions. It was such a visible display of the divide in this country. Plus, power in the job market ships away from workers giving
1:03.6	companies the upper hand. It's Tuesday, January 14th. I'm Alex Sosola for the Wall Street Journal.
1:09.9	This is the PM edition of What's News, the top headlines and business stories that move the world today.
1:16.2	We're exclusively reporting that President-elect Donald Trump is preparing executive orders seeking to boost American fossil fuels.
1:23.9	It's a move that would undo President Biden's push for the U.S. to adopt electric vehicles.
1:28.9	Oil lobbyists told the journal that, following his inauguration on Monday,
1:32.6	Trump is expected to instruct agencies to begin on winding his predecessor's limits on drilling offshore and on federal land.
1:39.7	He's also planning to resume approvals for plants that export U.S. natural gas.
1:45.5	To press his agenda,
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