McConnell joined Senators Susan Collins and Lisa Murkowski, moderates from Maine and Alaska respectively, in creating what ...

Republican Sen. Rick Scott (R-FL) on Wednesday said the woman who accused Pete Hegseth of sexual assault in 2017 should not be released from her nondisclosure agreement. Speaking to CNN’s Jake ...

Hegseth 'doing a great job': top Republican Sen. Rick Scott, R-Fla., tells reporters Pete Hegseth 'will be confirmed.' ...

U.S. Sen. Rick Scott stood by President Trump’s embattled Secretary of Defense nominee Pete Hegseth in a nail biter Friday night on the Senate floor.

Sen. Rick Scott (R-Fla.) stumbled through an interview Wednesday night trying to talk up President-elect Donald Trump’s defense secretary pick, Pete Hegseth. Scott appeared on CNN with host Jake ...

Sen. Rick Scott expressed his support for Pete Hegseth, Donald Trump’s pick for Secretary of Defense, amid doubts in Congress. Russia said it's been listening to Trump's plans for peace in ...

Pete Hegseth’s nomination hearing on Tuesday ... million people with a budget of $850 billion,” Hegseth told Sen. Rick Scott (R-Fla.). “What I do know is that I’ve led men and women.

Senators voted 51-49 to advance Hegseth's defense secretary bid, which has been mired in several controversies. Two ...

Three Republicans voted with every Democrat against Trump’s controversial pick to lead the Pentagon, forcing Vance to step in ...

Pete Hegseth’s nomination to serve as secretary ... Mike Rounds (R-S.D.), Tom Cotton (R-Ark.) and Rick Scott (R-Fla.) along with Sen.-elect Jim Banks (R-Ind.) to shore up support within the ...

The vote came amid concerns about his qualifications to lead the Pentagon amid allegations of heavy drinking and abusive ...