The consultant, Arthur Schwartz, has close ties to Trump’s orbit and helped shepherd Pete Hegseth’s defense secretary bid through the Senate.

NC Senator Thom Tillis changed his vote for Pete Hegseth as secretary of defense from a firm 'no' to a 'yes' due to pressure from President Trump.

Sen. Thom Tillis (R-N.C.) is emerging as one of the Democrats’ top targets in the battle for the Senate after voting for all of President Trump’s most controversial nominees. Democrats view Tillis and Sen.

Trump’s friendlier approach to dealing with Republican lawmakers is a stark departure from his first term, when he often took his critics to task on social media.