Hegseth’s Nomination Could Hinge on One Senator

“Pete Hegseth’s continued viability as President-elect Donald Trump’s defense secretary nominee may depend on whether he can persuade Senator Joni Ernst, a Republican from Iowa and a key skeptic, to back his confirmation during a meeting on Capitol Hill this afternoon,” the New York Times reports.

“If he emerges from the meeting with an endorsement, it could shore up support for his beleaguered nomination, which has been flagging amid allegations that Mr. Hegseth committed sexual assault, engaged in public drinking to excess, sexually pursued female subordinates and mismanaged two nonprofit veteran advocacy groups.”