During his confirmation hearing, Trump’s Defense Secretary nominee couldn’t name a single member of the Southeast Asian bloc.

Combat veteran Joni Ernst announced she would vote for Hegseth, who has said he opposes women having combat roles.

Sentors immediately began sparring Tuesday over President-elect Donald Trump’s choice for defense secretary Pete Hegseth.

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

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

Iowa's Republican U.S. Sen. Joni Ernst said Tuesday she will vote to confirm Pete Hegseth to lead the U.S. Department of ...

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

Donald Trump's pick to be defense secretary, Pete Hegseth, received a friendly reception from Republican senators at his ...

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

Would Pete Hegseth carry out an order to shoot American protesters? His reluctance to give a straight answer during his ...

The former combat veteran and TV news show host says he will be a “change agent” and a “warrior” for the department.