Sen. Jack Reed, (D., R.I), the top Democrat on the Senate Armed Services Committee, requested a second round of questions for ...

Pete Hegseth, President-elect Donald Trump’s nominee for U.S. secretary of defense, is facing a barrage of questions from ...

WASHINGTON – Kentucky Sen. Mitch McConnell was one of three Republicans voting against the confirmation of Pete Hegseth on ...

Jack Reed (R.I.), the top-ranking Democrat on the ... frankly,” Reed said to Senate Armed Services Committee Chair Roger Wicker (R-Miss.). Reed emphasized that FBI investigators did not have ...

*Refers to the latest 2 years of omaha.com stories. Cancel anytime. Sen. Deb Fischer, R-Neb., left, Committee chairman Sen. Roger Wicker, R-Miss., center, and Sen ...

Roger Wicker drew applause The packed audience broke out into brief ... Reed pressed Hegseth on his opposition to diversity initiatives in the military Ranking member Sen. Jack Reed, Democrat, noted ...

In a combative hearing, no Republicans came out against Pete Hegseth as he made his case to overhaul the Pentagon.

Roger Wicker, the Mississippi Republican who leads the Armed Services ... Democrats have raised concerns about Hegseth’s fitness for the job. Sen. Jack Reed of Rhode Island, the committee’s leading ...

Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. President-elect Donald Trump’s pick for Defense Secretary faced senators for the first time after weeks of ...

Jack Reed (R.I.), the top-ranking Democrat on the Senate Armed ... frankly,” Reed said to Senate Armed Services Committee Chair Roger Wicker (R-Miss.). Reed emphasized that FBI investigators did not ...