As the dust settles on the fight over Pete Hegseth's nomination, his confirmation is emblematic of a larger truth about the ...

Responding to concerns over Pete Hegseth's background check, a legal analyst asked why Hegseth's ex-wife was not interviewed.

A Princeton and Harvard-educated former combat veteran, Hegseth went on to make a career at Fox News, where he hosted a weekend show. Trump tapped him as the defense secretary to lead an organization ...

I’m not a perfect person,” the Trump Pentagon pick said when confronted over his alleged drinking, extreme views on women in combat, and sexual assault claims. The ex-Fox News host had talking points ...

Awkward exchanges about the defense secretary hopeful’s past were plentiful as Democrats went after the first embattled Trump pick to face a confirmation hearing.

Matt Gaetz, R-Fla., withdrew from consideration shortly after the president-elect chose him to run the Justice Department back in November. More:Why Pete Hegseth nomination is a milestone for the ...

Pete Hegseth will take center stage on Tuesday ... After former Florida Representative Matt Gaetz withdrew from consideration to be Trump's attorney general, Hegseth was widely expected to be ...

Matt Gaetz’s bid to become the ... a GOP senator offered Politico a rather blunt prediction. “Pete’s next,” the senator said, referring to Pete Hegseth’s nomination to lead the Pentagon.