President Donald Trump said Friday that he wasn't expecting Republican Sens. Lisa Murkowski (Alaska) and Susan Collins (Maine) to vote against his controversial nominee for secretary of Defense, Army veteran and former Fox News host Pete Hegseth.

President Donald Trump said he was "very surprised" that Republican Sens. Susan Collins and Lisa Murkowski voted to oppose Pete Hegseth's nomination as Defense Secretary. Sen. Mitch McConnel, a Trump critic,

The conversations about ousting these government watchdogs began during Trump's transition back to the White House.

Collins was questioned on Tuesday on Capitol Hill by reporters about President Donald Trump's decision to pardon the rioters. At first, she deferred, saying she wasn't sure who exactly was pardoned.

President Donald Trump has kicked off his second term with a flurry of executive actions on immigration, the economy, DEI and more. In his first trip since becoming president, Trump headed to survey hurricane damage recovery in North Carolina and then to Los Angeles to tour devastation from wildfires.

Donald Trump scored a big win in Washington and visited North Carolina, California and Nevada on first trip since beginning his second term.

Two Republican Senators, including Maine’s Susan Collins, voted against the confirmation of Pete Hegseth as President Donald Trump’s defense secretary.

Hours after Pete Hegseth cleared a major procedural hurdle in the Senate, President Trump suggested his embattled nominee may not ultimately be confirmed.

As for the pardons issued by both Presidents Trump and Biden, Collins said it’s been terrible for our system of justice. She does not agree with Biden commuting the sentence of an Indigenous activist convicted of killing two FBI Agents and was also critical of Biden issuing preemptive pardons to his family members and others.

Sen. Mitch McConnell of Kentucky voted against President Donald Trump's nominee to be secretary of defense, Pete Hegseth.