Sen. Roger Wicker, SAS Committee chairman, announced late Wednesday night that Hegseth still had the backing of Senate ...

Senate Armed Services Committee Chairman Roger Wicker of Mississippi says prior to a tied vote to confirm Pete Hegseth to ...

A key senator says he is standing by Pete Hegseth, President Donald Trump’s Secretary of Defense pick, and criticized "anonymous sources" casting doubt on his character.

It was too convenient to blame others. But watching Senator Roger Wicker of Mississippi defend Pete Hegseth at the latter’s recent confirmation hearing was just too much for me to remain silent.

This post has been updated with statements from Sen. Roger Wicker and Sen. Jack Reed. The Senate on Friday confirmed Pete ...

I haven’t criticized former clients, but watching my old friend debase himself before a manifestly unqualified Pentagon ...

A key senator on the Armed Services Committee says he is standing by President Donald Trump’s Secretary of Defense nominee Pete Hegseth, pushing back on those he called "anonymous sources with ...

Pete Hegseth, President Donald Trump’s nominee for secretary of defense, faces a potential roadblock to becoming the head of the Pentagon with a claim of inappropriate behavior made by his ...

Two Republicans, Sen. Lisa Murkowski of Alaska and Sen. Susan Collins of Maine, broke ranks to oppose Hegseth.

A vote in the full Senate is expected later in the week. Sen. Roger Wicker, R-Miss., chair of the Armed Services Committee, said after the hearing that he hoped the Senate could expedite a vote on ...