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Sen. Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) had raised concerns about Hegseth's stance on women in combat and was seen as a critical vote for his confirmation. She used her time to hear his commitments that "women ...
WASHINGTON − At Pete Hegseth's confirmation hearing for Secretary of Defense on Tuesday, senators picked relentlessly at his widely espoused – then quickly reversed – view that women don't ...
Hegseth's views toward diversity in the U.S. military, including the role of women, are likely to be a focus of his confirmation hearing on Tuesday before the U.S. Senate Armed Services Committee.
Hegseth has so far pushed back questions about his views. “We have amazing women who serve our military,” Hegseth said Tuesday, “amazing women who serve in our military.” Pressed if they should serve in combat, Hegseth said they already do. But he said as recently as last month that women “straight up” should not serve in combat.
Pete Hegseth came under fire from Senators of both parties weighing his nomination to lead the Defense Department over his past comments about women serving in the military, putting the first of ...
Pete Hegseth, President-elect Donald Trump's embattled pick for defense secretary, faced senators on Tuesday for a contentious confirmation hearing. Hegseth was grilled by members of the Armed ...
But Hegseth has been fighting to save his nomination as he faces allegations of excessive drinking and sexual assault and over his views questioning the role of women in combat. He spent the week on Capitol Hill trying to win the support of Republican senators, who must confirm him to lead the Pentagon, doing a radio interview and penning an ...
In his public bid to become the next defense secretary, former Fox News personality Pete Hegseth told a Senate panel on Tuesday that he supports women serving in combat roles so long as they meet ...