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 ...

Senators vetting the nomination of Pete Hegseth for defense secretary have received an affidavit from a former sister-in-law ...

President Donald Trump has named an acting secretary of defense until his nominee, Pete Hegseth, gets confirmed by the U.S.

Trump’s Pentagon pick has denied the allegations, calling them part of a ‘smear campaign.’ ...

Amid Tuesday's Senate confirmation hearing for Pete Hegseth, President-elect Donald Trump's nominee ... and Senator Jack Reed ...

Hegseth says he will be a “change agent” and a “warrior” as Republicans demand new and strong leadership at the Pentagon.

None of the 13 Democrats on the Armed Services Committee appeared to believe Hegseth, an Army veteran and Fox News ...

Democrats said Hegseth’s lack of experience, his past comments about women and Black troops and allegations of excessive ...

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.

Democrats are demanding that Republicans slow consideration of picks for the new administration until they can review ...