WASHINGTON − Senators pressed Pete Hegseth on his alleged history of heavy drinking, shifting views on women in the military, ...

Sen. Joni Ernst signaled Monday that she is warming to Defense Secretary designee Pete Hegseth after days of being reticent over the accusations leveled against him. The 54-year-old Ernst, who is a ...

President-elect Donald Trump's picks for top jobs in his administration were making the rounds on Capitol Hill on Monday ahead of potential confirmation hearings next month. Some of the choices come ...

Republican senators, who are growing increasingly exasperated with the proliferation of high-profile controversies at the Pentagon, are not expressing much confidence in Secretary Pete Hegseth’s ...

If the Senate had done its job, Pete Hegseth would not have been confirmed as Secretary of Defense. U.S. Sen. Joni Ernst’s legacy will be forever tied to casting her deciding vote to confirm Hegseth.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Hegseth’s year began more tumultuously than perhaps any of Trump’s Cabinet picks. While he was ultimately successful in getting ...