Sen. Jack Reed, (D., R.I), the top Democrat on the Senate Armed Services Committee, requested a second round of questions for senators, as has been allowed for previous defense secretary nominees. Wicker declined that request,

Democrats say Hegseth’s lack of experience, comments about women and Black troops, and allegations of excessive drinking and sexual misconduct make him unfit to serve. Some takeaways from the hearing:

Jack Reed (R.I.), the top-ranking Democrat on the ... frankly,” Reed said to Senate Armed Services Committee Chair Roger Wicker (R-Miss.). Reed emphasized that FBI investigators did not have ...

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 ...

Senator Roger Wicker, R-MS, Chairman of the Armed Service Committee, praised Pete Hegseth as an “unconventional” candidate for secretary of defense. Wicker waived away accusations of ...

Roger Wicker is hardly anyone’s idea of a ... When it came time for Rhode Island Senator Jack Reed, panel’s ranking member, a West Point graduate and ex-Army ranger, to question his fellow ...