Trump Pentagon pick Pete Hegseth pitches himself as a 'change agent' in Senate hearing
Pete Hegseth pitched himself as a "change agent" to lead the Defense Department while Democrats excoriated him as unfit for any military leadership post in the first confirmation hearing for President-elect Donald Trump incoming Cabinet nominees on Tuesday.
Top 5 moments from Pete Hegseth's Senate confirmation hearing
Pete Hegseth, President-elect Trump's choice to head up the Pentagon, faced a Senate confirmation grilling from the Armed Services Committee.
Hegseth survives attacks from Democrats in testy Senate hearing
Pete Hegseth on Tuesday battled through a high-stakes Senate hearing in which Democrats sought to paint the Pentagon nominee as inexperienced, unprofessional and toxic due to allegations of sexual
Question on ASEAN stumped Hegseth at Senate hearing. What is it and why is it important?
In a heated Senate confirmation hearing for Pete Hegseth, Sen. Tammy Duckworth grilled the proposed defense secretary over the Association of Southeast Asian Nations, asking him if he could name one member and how many countries were in the bloc.
The death of the Senate confirmation hearing
Francis Chung/POLITICO Entering his confirmation hearing to become secretary of Defense, Pete Hegseth had been dogged by questions about his alcohol use, sexual assault allegations levied against him and his lack of experience at leading a complex government bureaucracy.
4 takeaways from Pete Hegseth’s confirmation hearing
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.
What to watch on a busy day of confirmation hearings for Trump’s Cabinet
President-elect Donald Trump’s picks for attorney general, secretary of state and several other key Cabinet posts are set to ...
Dem senator's 'lies and stupidity' at Hegseth hearing roasted on social media: 'Clown show'
Democratic Sen. Mazie Hirono was criticized on social media for her questioning of Trump's Secretary of Defense nominee Pete ...
Senators Scrutinize Hegseth in Committee Hearing
Sen. Tammy Duckworth (D-Ill.) on Monday said President-elect Trump’s nominee for Defense secretary, Pete Hegseth, is ...
Senate Armed Services questions Defense Secretary Nominee Pete Hegseth
Secretary of Defense nominee and former Fox News host Pete Hegseth faces questioning from the Senate Armed Services Committee ...
Slotkin gets seat on Senate Armed Services panel
Michigan Sen.-elect Elissa Slotkin snagged a seat on the Senate Committee on Armed Services as the new Congress convenes ...
Senate braces for 'train wreck' as hearings kick off for Trump Cabinet picks
Some are expected to have smooth confirmation paths, like Sen. Marco Rubio for secretary of state, while others, like defense ...
Rubio brushes off demonstrators who erupted in Senate hearing: 'I get bilingual protesters'
Protesters disrupted Sen. Marco Rubio's Senate hearing on Wednesday to serve as the Trump administration's secretary of state ...
Hegseth clarifies stance on women in military in combative confirmation hearing
Hegseth pushed back on allegations that he disparaged women serving in the military under tough questioning during his Senate ...