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Hegseth comments on the Geneva conventions and new sexual misconduct allegations raise questions over suitability to lead Pentagon
Hello and welcome to the US politics live blog.
This morning, we start with news that president-elect Donald Trump’s nominee for secretary of defense, Pete Hegseth, has previously criticized several key US alliances, including Nato, as well as allied countries such as Turkey and international institutions such as the UN, and has said that US troops should not be bound by the Geneva conventions.
The prominent Republican US senator, James Lankford of Oklahoma said on Sunday that Congress would not give blanket approval to Trump’s controversial cabinet picks.
Public health experts are concerned that if confirmed, Trump’s selection for secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services, Robert F Kennedy Jr could jeopardize access to pharmaceutical drugs in favor of more experimental treatments.
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