Sen. Joni Ernst of Iowa, who had been seen as a key Republican skeptic of Pete Hegseth’s nomination to lead the Defense ...

The Iowa Republican’s decision dramatically increases the likelihood that Mr. Hegseth will have enough votes to be confirmed as President-elect Donald J. Trump’s defense secretary.

WASHINGTON – Sen. Joni Ernst, R-Iowa, will vote for former Fox News host Pete Hegseth for Secretary of Defense, she announced ...

By Phil Stewart, Idrees Ali and Patricia Zengerle WASHINGTON (Reuters) -President-elect Donald Trump's pick to lead the ...

Pete Hegseth looked great. That square jaw remained at a constant determined jut. President-elect Donald Trump’s choice to ...

I watched as much of Pete Hegseth ’s confirmation hearings today for as long as I could stand, which was somewhere between ...

Pete Hegseth spent several hours in front of the Senate, where Democrats repeatedly questioned his fitness for the position ...

Senate Democrats grilled Pete Hegseth, President-elect Trump's pick for defense secretary, about allegations of sexual ...

At today’s confirmation hearing, the defense-secretary nominee looked like a man who understood that the fix was in.

Pete Hegseth, President-elect Trump's choice to head up the Pentagon, faced a Senate confirmation grilling from the Armed ...

Donald Trump’s cabinet picks are beginning their nomination process this week, starting with Trump’s choice for defense ...