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

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 ...

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

Pete Hegseth, military analyst at Twenty-First Century Fox Inc. and US secretary of defense nominee for US President-elect ...

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

Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin is responsible for the Pentagon neglecting to tell Congress and the White House that the ...

Pete Hegseth makes remark during fiery Senate hearing in which Democrats grill him on sexual misconduct claims, past remarks ...

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

Republican U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz of Texas, who chairs the Senate Commerce Committee, said the committee received 44 letters from ...

As a rape survivor and advocate for tackling sexual assault in the military, Ernst's support for Hegseth had seemed uncertain ...

After four years of weakness in the White House, Americans deserve a strong Secretary of Defense,” Ernst said on Tuesday ...