The woman who accused Hegseth of raping her at a fall 2017 conference, resulting in a police report but no criminal prosecution, also has a name: Hegseth paid her an undisclosed sum to make the allegation go away, his attorney currently threatening to sue her if she comes forward and repeats the claim again.

Donald Trump's pick for defense secretary Pete Hegseth met with another moderate Republican whose vote will be closely watched in his confirmation battle.

Several GOP senators are pressing to see the FBI’s background check on Pete Hegseth, President-elect Trump’s pick to be the next Defense secretary. The pressure placed on the leaders of the Senate Armed Services Committee signals that the former Fox News host is still facing a tough battle for confirmation despite a full-court press

Republican Senators Todd Young and Joni Ernst are facing mounting scrutiny after their lukewarm responses to supporting Pete Hegseth, President-elect Donald Trumps nominee for Secretary of Defense. The hesitancy from

Donald Trump is publicly sticking by Pete Hegseth as his choice for defense ... But Trump admits he hasn't received much assurances from GOP senators, who will control the upper chamber that ...

Some Republican senators will walk a careful path to satisfy Donald Trump's demands for loyalty and navigate threats of a primary challenge.

Senator Joni Ernst of Iowa has introduced the “Returning SBA to Main Street Act,” aiming to relocate roughly a third of the Small Business Administration workforce outside of Washington, D.C. Ernst stated that the act would reduce costs associated with unused office space in D.

Sen.-elect John Curtis (R-Utah), 64, on Sunday foreshadowed that he isn't afraid to be a maverick when it comes to weighing Trump's cabinet picks or mulling spending packages that the president-elect may seek to push through.

Trump wants Hegseth. Ernst’s job is on the line. She isn’t fooled about who Trump and Hegseth really are, even as Hegseth begins to backtrack. Will she distinguish herself and have the courage to stand up to Trump, or will she cower and retreat?

The cancellations will be through the Public Service Loan Forgiveness program, or PSLF, which forgives public service workers’ remaining federal student loan balance after 10 years of payments. In recent years, the Biden administration has taken steps to reform and improve access to the program, which had long been plagued by mismanagement.

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We want to impress upon these Senators and staff that we need people with courage willing to change the status quo,” Scheller said.