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.

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 ...

Democrats say Hegseth’s lack of experience, comments about women and Black troops, and allegations of excessive drinking and ...