Pete Hegseth possesses the skills, vision, and experience needed to guide the Department of Defense through a critical time ...

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 ...

Republican U.S. Senator Marco Rubio is expected to face friendly questioning at his Secretary of State nomination hearing on ...

MSNBC's Lawrence O'Donnell echoed the words of Sen. Tammy Duckworth when he said that Donald Trump has lowered the standards ...

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

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

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 ...

President-elect Donald Trump's picks for attorney general, secretary of state and several other key Cabinet posts are set to ...

Ernst previously expressed an openness to supporting Hegseth after she had "encouraging conversations" with him last month, ...

Sen. Marco Rubio, President-elect Donald Trump's pick to lead the State Department as secretary of state, answered questions ...