Jack Reed, (D., R.I), the top Democrat on the Senate ... He asked that it be made available to all members, which chairman Roger Wicker also refused, citing recent precedent.

Sen. Jack Reed (R.I.), the top-ranking Democrat on the Senate Armed Services Committee, called the FBI’s background check of Pete Hegseth, President-elect Trump’s nominee to lead the Pentagon,

Roger Wicker, R-Miss., called Hegseth's nomination to lead the Defense Department "unconventional" but compared him to Trump, and said that may just be what makes him an "excellent choice." Rhode Island Sen. Jack Reed, the top Democrat on the Senate Armed ...

Pete Hegseth, President-elect Donald Trump’s nominee for U.S. secretary of defense, is facing a barrage of questions from members of the powerful Senate committee led by Mississippi Sen. Roger Wicker.

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 Democrat, met with Hegseth Jan. 8 and said he remained ...

ROGER WICKER: Well, let me just say from the outset ... Specifically, the criticism from Jack Reed that it was not a complete background check. You hear from a lot of Democratic senators that ...

President-elect Donald Trump's nominee for Secretary of Defense, Pete Hegseth, underwent his Senate confirmation hearings on Tuesday, where senators scrutinized his fitness for the role due to his past as a combat veteran and TV host.

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

President-elect Donald Trump’s pick for defense secretary is facing senators for the first time after weeks of questions from Democrats and praise from Republicans about his “unconventional” resume. T