Much of the opposition to former Fox News host Pete Hegseth, whom President-elect Donald Trump has nominated to serve as defense secretary, has centered on allegations that he has abused women and ...

Defense secretary nominee Pete Hegseth paid his sexual assault accuser $50,000 in a settlement agreement with the woman, identified only as Jane Doe, according to a source familiar with the matter.

The nomination of Pete Hegseth, President Donald Trump's pick for Defense Secretary, advanced in a procedural vote Thursday afternoon, 51-49. Both Republican Sens. Susan Collins and Lisa Murkowski ...

President Donald Trump’s defense secretary nominee, Pete Hegseth, in his Senate confirmation hearing last week dismissed a series of allegations against him as “anonymous smears.” ...

WASHINGTON — Senators vetting the nomination of Pete Hegseth for defense secretary received an affidavit Tuesday from a former sister-in-law alleging that the onetime Fox News host was abusive ...

Jan. 16 (UPI) --Tuesday's confirmation hearings on Pete Hegseth as secretary of defense and Wednesday's announcement of a cease-fire agreement for Gaza are illustrative of the elusive nature of ...

It seems that Pete Hegseth has taken a page out of President-elect Donald Trump’s playbook, denying all accusations against him at his confirmation hearing for Defense secretary on Tuesday.

Hegseth repeatedly deflected the various misconduct allegations and instead focused on his own military experience in the Army National Guard as senators determine whether the combat veteran and ...

During Hegseth’s hearing for secretary of defense in President-elect Donald Trump‘s Cabinet, many Democrats questioned him over various allegations against him and his qualifications to ...

Confirmation hearings for President-elect Donald Trump's cabinet picks kicked off Tuesday with a feisty showdown between Pete Hegseth and Democrats on the Senate Armed Services Committee.

Good morning! Mastercard will settle a pay discrimination suit for $26 million, the Fortune 500 loses a female CEO, and senators grill Trump defense pick Pete Hegseth. - On defense. Pete Hegseth ...