Mississippi, Armed Services Chair, said Pete Hegseth "helped himself immensely" after the contentious hearing.

Roger Wicker, the state’s senior U.S. senator, likely will have garnered the votes of more Mississippians in his reelection campaign than did Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump.

Democrats say Hegseth’s lack of experience, comments about women and Black troops, and allegations of excessive drinking and ...

Iowa senator Joni Ernst, a veteran Republican and herself a victim of sexual assault, has been less than enthusiastic about ...