Sen. Joni Ernst (R-Iowa), a key holdout, sought assurances from Hegseth about women serving in combat roles during the hearing (more on that below). Elsewhere, Sen. John Curtis (R-Utah ...

After the hearing wrapped up, Hegseth was treated as a hero by his supporters. He embraced his wife and a long line of ...

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.

Pete Hegseth is closer to Senate confirmation as Trump's Defense secretary despite controversy and allegations of serious ...

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And Senator Joni Ernst, the Iowa Republican who is an influential ... You were drunk. You tried to dance with strippers. You had to be held off the stage. And one of your employees in that event ...

In one instance, Hegseth had to be hauled from a strip club in Minneapolis where he was in uniform receiving a lap dance ... Hegseth at the hearing, Sen. Joni Ernst, R-Iowa, a military veteran ...