Jan. 15 (UPI) --Sen. Joni Ernst said she will vote to confirm Pete Hegseth as the next secretary of defense, making the controversial nominee's path to the helm of the Pentagon more likely.

Conservatives erupted Tuesday on social media following an exchange between Secretary of Defense nominee Pete Hegseth and Sen. Tim Sheehy, R-Mont., regarding gender identity. "How many genders are ...

WASHINGTON – Sen. Joni Ernst, R-Iowa, will vote for former Fox News host Pete Hegseth for Secretary of Defense, she announced Tuesday night after his first confirmation hearing. "He was ...

Sen. Mark Kelly, D-Ariz., questioned defense secretary nominee Pete Hegseth in a confirmation hearing Tuesday held by the Senate Committee on Armed Services. Watch the video in the player above.

Defense secretary nominee Pete Hegseth spent Tuesday answering questions from senators. Iowa Sen. Joni Ernst, a Republican, questioned Hegseth on his beliefs on whether women in the military ...

WASHINGTON -- Sen. Tammy Duckworth, grilling President-elect Donald Trump's choice for defense secretary over whether he had the "breadth and depth of knowledge" needed to lead international ...

Jan. 13, 10:30 a.m.Sen. Jack Reed, D-R.I., the top Democrat on the Armed Services Committee conducting the hearing, said the FBI background check into Hegseth was “insufficient” and omitted a ...

In one of the most pointed series of questions, Sen. Mazie Hirono (D., Hawaii) asked Pete Hegseth if he had ever made “unwanted requests for sexual favors” or paid a settlement related to ...

'I have my own thoughts': Melania Trump on disagreeing with her husband ...