Pete Hegseth, President-elect Donald Trump's embattled pick for defense secretary, faced senators on Tuesday for a contentious confirmation hearing.
Hegseth was grilled by members of the Armed Services Committee on allegations of misconduct and sexual impropriety he's denied -- as well as his position on military policy issues, including women in combat and diversity goals.
Key Headlines
- Hearing wraps after 4.5 hours
- Hegseth pressed on if he would carry out a potentially illegal order
- Mark Kelly grills Hegseth on allegations of public intoxication
- Republican Schmitt argues Americans are 'tired of woke ideology'
- Tammy Duckworth, an Iraq war veteran, displays copy of Soldier's Creed
- Mullin blasts Democrats over alleged 'hypocrisy'
- Democrat Gary Peters says he's not 'convinced' Hegseth can manage Pentagon