'Swarm of MAGA attacks' making Hegseth confirmation seem more likely: report

The Secretary of Defense nomination of Pete Hegseth, the ex-Fox News weekend co-host under a cloud of allegations ranging from sexual assault and sexual harassment to abuse of alcohol to financial mismanagement of two charities, appears to have turned around after several media appearances, and the support from key Republican Senators, especially Joni Ernst, who is being subjected to a "swarm of MAGA attacks," Politico reports.

Senator Ernst, a combat veteran who sits on the critical Armed...