Pete Hegseth would be one of the youngest defense chiefs and among the most inexperienced, having never led a major business or government department. Instead he appealed to Trump through television appearances.

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Hegseth, a combat veteran and former TV news host, says he will be a “change agent” and a “warrior” as Republicans demand new and strong leadership at the Pentagon. Democrats say Hegseth’s lack of experience running a huge department,

Pete Hegseth and other appointees of President-elect Donald Trump headed to the Senate this week for hearings. In particular Hegseth – tapped by Trump to lead the Department of Defense – faced scrutiny.

In a critical Senate Armed Services Committee hearing, President-elect Donald Trump's nominee for Secretary of the Department of Defense, Pete Hegseth, managed to sidestep major opposition from GOP members despite facing serious allegations.

Democratic members of the Senate Armed Services Committee appear to have failed in their efforts to turn at least one Republican colleague against Pete Hegseth, the Army veteran and Fox News host nominated to lead the Defense Department under the second Trump administration.

Pete Hegseth testified before the Senate Committee on Armed Services yesterday in his bid to become Donald Trump's secretary of defense. Hegseth's nomination is among the most controversial of Trump's picks,