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.

Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., wrote on the social media ... Israel will have no better friend than Pete Hegseth." Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, said he was "proud to vote to confirm Pete Hegseth as Secretary ...

Pete Hegseth, President Donald Trump’s nominee for defense secretary, paid $50,000 to the woman who accused him of sexual assault in 2017, according to answers he provided to a senator during ...

Lindsey Graham (R-South Carolina) said he was “very pleased” to see Hegseth confirmed and looks forward to working with him to “make America strong and secure once again.” “Pete has ...

Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.), a prominent Republican vote ... “There was no question that Pete Hegseth is unqualified and unprepared to be secretary of Defense. The affidavit adds additional weight ...

All but two Republicans voted to advance Pete Hegseth’s nomination as secretary ... “Why should I trust her word?” Senator Lindsey Graham, Republican of South Carolina, said of Danielle ...

“Pete Hegseth has shown himself not only incapable ... during a Fox News interview in early December, and Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) initially called the allegations “disturbing.” ...