Combat veteran Joni Ernst announced she would vote for Hegseth, who has said he opposes women having combat roles.

Republicans on the Senate Banking Committee are in the early stages of crafting legislation that could include changes to the ...

Pete Hegseth spent several hours in front of the Senate, where Democrats repeatedly questioned his fitness for the position ...

Sen. Mazie Hirono (D-Hawaii) pressed Hegseth on whether he would resign if he drank in office (he declined to answer directly ...

Selections for attorney general, secretary of homeland security, secretary of state and Treasury secretary are among those ...

I watched as much of Pete Hegseth ’s confirmation hearings today for as long as I could stand, which was somewhere between ...

Pete Hegseth, Trump’s choice for defense secretary, drew Democrats’ ire for past statements voicing strong opposition to ...

The Defense nominee said he’ll ‘look under the hood’ if confirmed.

Iowa’s Sen. Joni Ernst, seen by Trump allies as a pivotal vote, says she will back the Defense Secretary pick.

Senate hearings are set to begin for Donald Trump’s picks for his Cabinet. Many have been meeting with senators individually.

Senate Democrats grilled Pete Hegseth, President-elect Trump's pick for defense secretary, about allegations of sexual ...

He can communicate so well to the American people," Waltz said, adding that Hegseth can articulate "why we need what we need ...