President-elect Donald J. Trump’s pick for defense secretary had a more amicable exchange with Joni Ernst, a Republican, who ...

Pete Hegseth’s views on women in combat were a matter of public record long before the Senate Armed Services Committee heard ...

Illinois Senator Tammy Duckworth's announcement followed a heated exchange with Pete Hegseth during his confirmation hearing ...

Joni Ernst (R., Iowa), whose support the Trump transition team ... The committee’s Democrats include Sens. Tammy Duckworth of ...

Hegseth failed to prove that he’s up for the job; Republican senators failed to do their jobs; and Trump failed to choose a ...

President-elect Donald Trump’s choice for defense secretary, Pete Hegseth, is heading into a potentially explosive Senate confirmation hearing.

Senators of both parties hammered Pete Hegseth, Trump’s Defense nominee, over his past comments about women serving in the ...

Defense secretary nominee Pete Hegseth will publicly face senators on Tuesday for the first time after weeks of privately ...

Joni Ernst of Iowa and Democrat Tammy Duckworth of Illinois, are among those grilling him from the dais. “He can try to walk back his comments on women in combat all he wants, but we know what he ...

Joni Ernst of Iowa, who served 23 years in the Iowa Army National Guard — said their private multiple discussions addressed her concerns. Unlike the Democratic women, including Duckworth ...