Senators Clear the Way for Hegseth's Christian Nationalist Crusade

Not a single senator probed the most dangerous part of Hegseth's background: his support for white Christian nationalism.

It’s hard to find strong enough adjectives to describe the unmitigated disaster the senate hearing on the nomination of Pete Hegseth for Secretary of Defense was. Even the few Republicans who had expressed previous concerns about his nomination handled him with kid gloves. There were some strong challenges by Democratic senators focused on the important…