By contrast, Marco Rubio, nominee for secretary of State ... Hegseth received a warm reception from GOP senators Tuesday, including Iowa’s Joni Ernst, who was viewed as a key swing vote and ...

With votes expected late evening, the Republican-led Senate is determined to install Hegseth, a former Fox News host and ...

Joni Ernst, R-Iowa, which would amend mandatory ... the nomination by Trump of former Florida Republican U.S. senator Marco Rubio as U.S. Secretary of State, with Capito and Justice voting to ...

Marco Rubio asking the probing questions ... refusing to define what victory looks like in that war. More:Sen. Joni Ernst, once skeptical, says she will vote for Pete Hegseth for defense ...

Marco Rubio called for an end to the war in Ukraine ... Related Trump's AG pick Pam Bondi to testify to Senate Judiciary Committee Sen. Joni Ernst says she'll vote to confirm Hegseth as defense ...