Donald Trump’s Pentagon nominee Pete Hegseth is one of the most controversial figures ever nominated to be Secretary of Defense and any vote to confirm him is expected to be very close.

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

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

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

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

Sen. Joni Ernst’s support is a huge boost to Hegseth’s prospects, all but assuring his confirmation as defense secretary ...

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

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

Stonewalling questions about his sexual behavior and excessive drinking as “anonymous smears,” the Fox host charmed the ...

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

Hegseth and Republicans on the Senate Armed Services Committee were critical of the Defense Department's diversity and inclusion efforts during his hearing.