Iowa's Republican U.S. Sen. Joni Ernst said Tuesday she will vote to confirm Pete Hegseth to lead the U.S. Department ... Brianne Pfannenstiel is the chief politics reporter for the Des Moines ...

In a sign DeSantis was not proving a threat to Trump, the Republican Party of Florida voted in September 2023 not to require ...

Pete Hegseth ... was abusive. (Hegseth has denied the allegations.) Yet, Hegseth's nomination survived the confirmation process. And he even managed to win the support of Iowa Republican Sen.

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WASHINGTON – The Senate narrowly confirmed Pete Hegseth on Friday as secretary of Defense, a win for President Donald Trump's new administration after its 44-year-old nominee fended off ...