If not all Republican senators are stupid enough to think Hegseth is qualified (?), only three had the guts to vote no, one of whose cynical hypocrisy put us where we are. It’s shameful and cowardly.

Trump broke the law last Friday night when he summarily fired 18 inspectors general and ignored the 1978 law that requires giving 30 days notice to the Congress and providing cause for such actions.

Ratcliffe received a bachelor's degree from the University of Notre Dame in 1987, and a law degree from Southern Methodist University in 1989. Before being elected to Congress, Ratcliffe served as the ...