Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) and Democrats on the Armed Services Committee will huddle Monday amid a standoff over Defense Secretary nominee Pete Hegseth, Axios has learned. Why it matters: Only one top Senate Democrat has read Hegseth's FBI background check since it was given to Congress last week.

Senate Democrats plan to question nominees on their loyalty to implementing President-elect Donald Trump’s agenda during confirmation hearings in the coming weeks, Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D., N.

Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer says a day before the senate armed services committee was to hold a hearing with Defense Secretary Nominee Pete Hegseth that Republicans' rush to hold hearings without proper documentation raises questions about potential conflicts of interest and suggests they prioritize pleasing Donald Trump over careful vetting of nominees.