Some of the fiercest questioning during Pete Hegseth’s very contentious Senate confirmation hearing came from female Democratic senators. They accused him of denigrating female members of the ...

But many female senators were quick to bring up another major talking point: bodily autonomy and a woman’s right to make her own medical decisions. Here are some women who broached the subject ...

Among the supermajority of Republicans, zero women stood. Voters hadn’t elected a single one to the chamber in November. Now, after more than a decade, the Senate’s Republican caucus is once ...

Pete Hegseth, Trump’s choice for defense secretary, drew Democrats’ ire for past statements voicing strong opposition to ...