As the dust settles on the fight over Pete Hegseth's nomination, his confirmation is emblematic of a larger truth about the state of Republican politics.

I’m not a perfect person,” the Trump Pentagon pick said when confronted over his alleged drinking, extreme views on women in ...

Awkward exchanges about the defense secretary hopeful’s past were plentiful as Democrats went after the first embattled Trump pick to face a confirmation hearing.

Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.), whose chances to be President ... “Our next commander in chief selected Pete Hegseth to serve in this role, and after our conversations, hearing from Iowans, and doing ...

Pete Hegseth is widely expected to face the steepest uphill battle of any nominee for President-elect Donald Trump's Cabinet.

Joni Ernst of Iowa, who had been seen as a key Republican skeptic of Pete Hegseth’s nomination ... the scandal-plagued former Rep. Matt Gaetz of Florida.

Sen. Tim Kaine (D-Va.) reaffirmed his pressure on President-elect Trump’s Department of Defense nominee Pete Hegseth and said he asked tough questions last week because his Republican colleagues ...

Joni Ernst, R-Iowa, will vote for former Fox News host Pete Hegseth for Secretary of ... of sexual misconduct allegations: Former Rep. Matt Gaetz, R-Fla., Trump's pick to be attorney general ...

Pete Hegseth testified before the Senate Committee ... pick Kristi Noem and attorney general Pam Bondi, who replaced Matt Gaetz after sexual misconduct scandals scuttled his nomination.