The Oklahoma Republican tried to defend Hegseth against allegations of sexual misconduct and alcohol abuse. It didn't go ...

Iowa's Republican U.S. Sen. Joni Ernst said Tuesday she will vote to confirm Pete Hegseth to lead the U.S. Department of ...

Pete Hegseth possesses the skills, vision, and experience needed to guide the Department of Defense through a critical time ...

Pete Hegseth, President-elect Donald Trump’s nominee to lead the Defense Department, survived his confirmation hearing ...

Hegseth has railed against what he considered "woke" policies like the renaming of military bases named after racist ...

When President Trump chose me for this position, the primary charge he gave me was — to bring the warrior culture back to the ...

Ernst, an Army veteran and rape survivor, had previously expressed concerns over Hegseth’s past comments about women in ...

GOP Sen. Joni Ernst, a key vote on Pete Hegseth's confirmation as secretary of defense, said Tuesday she is supporting his ...

Rhode Island's senior senator took center stage Tuesday during the confirmation hearing for President-elect Donald Trump's ...

At Pete Hegseth's confirmation hearing, Oklahoma Senator Markwayne Mullin used his seven minutes to defend Hegseth against ...

In a Tuesday evening interview with a radio station in her home state, followed by a written statement, Sen. Joni Ernst, ...

The Iowa senator supports Pete Hegseth for Defense secretary, despite allegations of assault and drinking — but she doesn’t ...