The Latest: Pete Hegseth’s confirmation hearing adjourns following Senate questioning
Donald Trump’s cabinet picks are beginning their nomination process this week, starting with Trump’s choice for defense secretary, Pete Hegseth
Highlights: Pete Hegseth questioned about misconduct allegations and views on women at Senate confirmation hearing
Hegseth is set to begin confirmation hearings on Capitol Hill. In his opening statement obtained by NBC News, he leans into his outside perspective. “It’s time to give someone with dust on his boots the helm,” he is expected to say. NBC’s Ryan Nobles reports for "TODAY."
Pete Hegseth, Trump’s nominee for defense secretary, faces crucial test at confirmation hearing
Donald Trump’s choice for defense secretary is heading into a potentially explosive Senate confirmation hearing.
Hegseth confronts allegations of misconduct as senators question Trump’s Pentagon pick
Pete Hegseth vows to bring ‘warrior culture’ if confirmed as President-elect Donald Trump’s Defense secretary pick.
Trump and GOP think Hegseth has the votes to win Senate confirmation
President Trump's transition team is quietly confident that Pete Hegseth will survive the latest allegation against him, transition officials and senators tell Axios. Why it matters: Sen. Susan Collins (R-Maine) hinted Wednesday that she might vote against Hegseth,
Highlights from Pete Hegseth’s confirmation hearing
Pete Hegseth vowed to foster a "warrior culture" at the Pentagon and be a "change agent." He did not address the allegations of sexual assault and excessive drinking, focusing instead on his combat experience.
Sen. King votes against Pete Hegseth for defense secretary
Sen. Angus King joined Democrats on the Senate Armed Services Committee on Monday in voting against the nomination of former Fox News host and Army veteran Pete Hegseth to lead the U.S. Department of Defense.
Thune sets up votes to confirm Hegseth by week’s end
Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) put the procedural wheels in motion to confirm embattled secretary of Defense nominee Pete Hegseth by the end of the week. Senate Republicans are moving ahead quickly on Hegseth’s nomination despite an affidavit from his former sister-in-law obtained by Senate Democrats that accuses him of having an alcohol problem
Veterans Line Up To Show Support for Pete Hegseth
Hegseth has proved one of Trump's most controversial nominations but he has support from some military members and veterans.
Highlights From the Hearing Where Republicans Embraced Hegseth’s Bid to Lead the Pentagon
Democrats repeatedly called Pete Hegseth unfit to be secretary of defense, but Republicans on the Senate Armed Services ...
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This May Be the Worst Two Minutes From Hegseth’s Confirmation Hearing
Donald Trump’s pick for defense secretary, Pete Hegseth, struggled to answer a series of questions from Democratic Senator ...
Trump nominee Pete Hegseth weathers Democrats' grilling to emerge largely unscathed
Trump's pick to lead the Pentagon endured fierce Democratic grilling over everything from his inexperience, alleged drinking ...
Trump Aims for Show of Strength as He Returns to Power
The incoming president has told allies he wants to seize momentum and avoid the missteps of his first administration.
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The Latest: Senators ask Hegseth about tax returns, tattoos and diversity in the military
Donald Trump's cabinet picks are beginning their nomination process this week, starting with Trump's choice for defense ...
Hegseth beats back blows from Democrats in blistering hearing: 5 takeaways
Pete Hegseth, President-elect Trump’s choice for Defense secretary, on Tuesday emerged largely unscathed from an at times ...
Pete Hegseth's Former Sister-In-Law Alleges Abuse Against Second Wife in Affidavit
Senators vetting the nomination of Pete Hegseth for defense secretary received an affidavit from a former sister-in-law ...