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 ...

WASHINGTON — Senators on both sides of the aisle raised new questions on Wednesday about the vetting process for Defense Secretary nominee Pete Hegseth ... Joni Ernst, R-Iowa, a member of ...

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said the funds will be pulled from 'so-called "climate change" and other woke programs.' ...

The cuts would be as drastic as sequestration in 2013, the law passed by Congress that forced the armed services to cut $56 ...

It’s not a matter of whether this is happening or not. It is. The question is how far along are we to authoritarian rule?

Elon Musk suggested shuttering Voice of America, the state media outlet that President Donald Trump wants Kari Lake to lead.

First Amendment experts say Mr. Trump’s lawsuits, based on an unproven legal theory, lack merit. But more could be on the way ...

By December, DeSantis had worked his way into the discussion for Trump's defense secretary when Pete Hegseth encountered public resistance ... Associated Press writer Thomas Beaumont in Des Moines, ...

The Des Moines skyline is seen from the Iowa State Capitol grounds as snow ... Des Moines spokesperson Peter Zemansky said, is formula-funded, therefore the city would have likely been awarded ...

By December, DeSantis had worked his way into the discussion for Trump’s defense secretary when Pete Hegseth encountered ...

Joni Ernst of Iowa stayed quiet ... Great Again-themed event in Des Moines. Not long after that, Ernst told an Iowa radio station that she would be voting for Hegseth. It’s probably just ...

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 ...