All but two Republicans voted to advance Pete Hegseth’s nomination as secretary of defense to a final vote, as Democrats ...

Vice President Vance cast a tie-breaking vote as Hegseth overcame allegations of sexual assault, public drunkenness and ...

Joni Ernst, R-Iowa, officially endorsed Pete ... for Hegseth because, in order to be confirmed, its expected he will need nearly every Republican to back him, with room to lose only two of their ...

Pete Hegseth ... the weight of the 155 round that you have to carry doesn’t change, the weight of the 240 Bravo machine gun you might have to carry doesn’t change,” Hegseth said.

Pete Hegseth, Donald Trump’s nominee ... to win confirmation so long as he doesn’t lose more than three Republicans. In a sign of Hegseth’s strong position, Sen. Joni Ernst of Iowa, one ...