Mississippi, Armed Services Chair, said Pete Hegseth "helped himself immensely" after the contentious hearing.
"We must not underestimate the importance of having a top-shelf communicator as secretary of defense," Wicker said.
Roger Wicker, the state’s senior U.S. senator, likely will have garnered the votes of more Mississippians in his reelection campaign than did Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump.
Democrats say Hegseth’s lack of experience, comments about women and Black troops, and allegations of excessive drinking and ...
The country decided on Nov. 5 that we'll see a second presidency from Donald Trump. Considered a political outcast following his loss in 2020 and an attack by his supporters on the U.S. Capitol ...
Iowa senator Joni Ernst, a veteran Republican and herself a victim of sexual assault, has been less than enthusiastic about ...