Joni Ernst (R-Iowa), an Army veteran seen as a bellwether of Hegseth’s chances for securing Senate approval to lead the Pentagon. A review is necessary, he said, “to ensure the standards have ...

Democrats on the Senate Armed Services Committee pressed Hegseth on the contrast between his past statements and those he has made after being selected for the Pentagon’s top job, accusing him ...

The final Senate vote ... allegations against Hegseth and trying to corroborate the latest accusation. “But unless I can point to specific first-hand corroborated testimony, I’m not going ...

“Unfortunately, Hegseth’s testimony failed to address the disturbing questions that plague his nomination,” Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) said, speaking to reporters during a ...

Pete Hegseth cleared a procedural hurdle Thursday for a final Senate vote to advance his confirmation to lead the Department of Defense, setting up a high-stakes showdown. A motion to invoke ...

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 and stirring unease ...

Senate Armed Services Committee Chairman Roger Wicker (R-Mississippi) appeared satisfied with Pete Hegseth's testimony at his confirmation hearing for the secretary of defense post. Wicker chaired ...

One Senate Republican aide said Ernst has to proceed extremely carefully in how she handles Hegseth’s nomination if she wants to get the nod as Trump’s plan B to lead the Defense Department.

Photo: Christian Monterrosa/AFP/Getty Images Americans didn’t learn much about Pentagon nominee Pete Hegseth at his Senate confirmation hearing on Tuesday, but they did learn more about the ...

President-elect Donald Trump‘s proposed secretary of defense, Pete Hegseth, used his Senate confirmation hearing ... Hegseth’s opening testimony was repeatedly interrupted by a disgruntled ...