Hegseth was confirmed as Secretary of Defense Friday night after a tight Senate vote that had Vice President J.D. Vance cast ...

Pete Hegseth overcame allegations of sexual assault, public drunkenness and questions of financial mismanagement at two veterans' groups he ran to narrowly win Senate approval to become Donald ...

Joni Ernst pressed Pete Hegseth about women’s roles in the military ... vote on Hegseth's nomination following the hearing. The Iowa senator has been the focus of a major pressure campaign ...

Iowa's Republican U.S. Sen. Joni Ernst said Tuesday she will vote to confirm Pete Hegseth to lead the U.S. Department of Defense, ending weeks of speculation about whether she would stand in ...

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

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate advanced the nomination of Pete Hegseth as President Donald Trump's defense secretary Thursday on a largely party-line vote, despite grave objections from Democrats ...

The Senate confirmed Pete Hegseth late Friday, swatting back questions about his qualifications to lead the Pentagon.

Joni Ernst had been seen as a key hurdle to Pete Hegseth’s confirmation. She approached her questions firmly but without ...

Mark Kelly did a solid job exposing the grotesque disqualifying behavior and slippery, evasive answers of Pete Hegseth ... Witness Iowa Republican Sen. Jodi Ernst, a military veteran and sexual ...

Bill Cassidy said Friday he will vote to confirm Pete Hegseth as President-elect Donald ... unscathed and with support from Republicans like Iowa's Joni Ernst who previously expressed concerns ...