WASHINGTON (AP) — Pete Hegseth, President Donald Trump’s nominee for defense secretary, paid $50,000 to the woman who accused him of sexual assault in 2017, according to answers he provided to a ...

Amid Republican claims of “anonymous smears,” a named person — and a Hegseth, at that — accuses the defense secretary nominee ...

All but two Republicans voted to advance Pete Hegseth’s nomination as secretary of defense to a final vote, as Democrats raced to bolster fresh allegations about his personal conduct.

Sen. Jack Reed of Rhode Island, the top Democrat on the Senate Armed Services Committee, said in his opening remarks that he ...

Pete Hegseth, President-elect Donald ... which has to be considered,” Rhode Island's Sen. Jack Reed, the ranking Democrat on the Armed Services Committee, which will conduct Tuesday's hearing ...

Pete Hegseth vowed to restore “warrior ethos ... much less being confirmed as the Secretary of Defense,” said Sen. Jack Reed (D-Rhode Island). Hegseth insisted that he reveres all service ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — Pete Hegseth, President-elect Donald Trump ... saying that may just be what makes him an “excellent choice.” Rhode Island Sen. Jack Reed, the committee’s top Democrat ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — Pete Hegseth, President-elect Donald Trump ... saying that may just be what makes him an “excellent choice.” Rhode Island Sen. Jack Reed, the committee’s top Democrat ...

The Senate on Thursday voted to advance Pete Hegseth's nomination to be President Donald Trump's defense secretary, putting him on a path to final confirmation at the end of the week.