As the dust settles on the fight over Pete Hegseth's nomination, his confirmation is emblematic of a larger truth about the state of Republican politics.

Hegseth was voted out of committee Monday along party lines. The Senate is expected to take up his nomination soon; it is unclear how these new allegations will alter the trajectory of his nomination.

All but two Republicans voted to advance Pete Hegseth’s nomination as secretary of defense to a final vote, as Democrats raced to bolster fresh allegations about his personal conduct.

“Our next commander in chief selected Pete Hegseth to serve in this role ... to be the warfighters’ biggest champion,” the South Carolina Republican said in a statement.

It was very difficult to hear properly amid the roar of the helicopter's engine, but Trump did say he was "very surprised" to hear that Republican Senators Susan Collins and Lisa Murkowski would vote against confirming Pete Hegseth, his choice to head the Department of Defense.

Allies of President Donald Trump have been quick to threaten primary challengers for Republican senators who don’t back Trump's Cabinet picks and legislative priorities.

Pete Hegseth, President-elect Donald Trump’s ... Issac Bailey is a McClatchy Opinion writer in North and South Carolina.

Instead, soldiers would be learning healthy coping strategies, texting etiquette and the signs of a toxic relationship. At the Army base in Columbia, South Carolina, where about half of new U.

Allies of President Donald Trump have been quick to threaten primary challengers for Republican senators who don’t back Trump's Cabinet picks and legislative priorities.

The Senate has confirmed Kristi Noem as Homeland Security secretary, putting the South Dakota governor in charge of a sprawling agency that is essential to national security and President Donald Trump's plans to clamp down on illegal immigration.

During his confirmation hearing, Trump’s Defense Secretary nominee couldn’t name a single member of the Southeast Asian bloc.