The U.S. defense secretary faced questions about his views on female soldiers at his confirmation hearing in mid-January 2025 ...

Trump’s most “unconventional” cabinet nominee (in the words of Senator Roger Wicker of Mississippi, the ranking Republican on the Senate Armed Services Committee), but when Pete Hegseth took ...

A female Senator grilled Donald Trump's Defense Secretary nominee Pete Hegseth ... serving in the military. In previous interviews and writings, Hegseth has criticized women in uniform but since ...

Kirsten Gillibrand questioned Pete Hegseth ... disparaged women serving in the military. I respect every single female service member who has put on the uniform, past and present.

The defense secretary's media background has played a significant role as the department reels from the Army-involved crash ...

Defense Secretary nominee Pete Hegseth ... statements Hegseth has made about women serving in the military. In previous interviews and writings, Hegseth has criticized women in uniform but since ...

Pete Hegseth ... hearing — and in the lead-up to it — Hegseth made a point of leveraging his status as a political outsider and military veteran. He served from 2001 to 2024, deploying ...

“Morning Joe” co-host Joe Scarborough defended the U.S. military against the notions floated at Pete Hegseth’s confirmation ... to our men and women in uniform,” Scarborough said.

Pete Hegseth confirmation hearing ... Asked about his ability to discipline others under the Uniform Code of Military Justice considering his own behavior, Hegseth said on the “Megyn Kelly ...

Pete Hegseth ... Unless I missed it, I never heard Hegseth commit to following the Geneva Conventions, though he did give a nod to the Uniform Code of Military Justice. I suspect he would have ...

The military announced gender-neutral standards for combat roles in 2016. In his public bid to become the next defense secretary, former Fox News personality Pete Hegseth told a Senate panel on ...

Pete Hegseth. The hearing was held Tuesday with senators questioning whether the former combat veteran and TV news show host is fit to lead the U.S. military. During the confirmation hearing ...