A cloud of controversy has hung over Hegseth, but he now appears to be on track to be confirmed as Trump's defense secretary.

A senator told Hegseth: "I suggest you do a little homework before you prepare for these types of negotiations." ...

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 ...

Donald Trump’s pick for defense secretary, Pete Hegseth, struggled to answer a series of questions from Democratic Senator ...

Iowa Senator Joni Ernst announced that she would vote for Pete Hegseth to become Defense Secretary, making his path to Senate ...

Defense secretary nominee Pete Hegseth will publicly face senators on Tuesday for the first time after weeks of privately ...

Pete Hegseth, Trump's nominee to lead the Defense Department, promised to be a change agent and keep politics out of the ...

You are asking us to lower the standards to make you the secretary of defence simply because you are buddies with our ...

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

Trump’s defense secretary pick would face a staggering challenge in readying America for war.

The 19th spoke to all but one of the Democratic women senators on the Senate Armed Services Committee about how they plan to ...