Hegseth has maintained that a 2017 encounter was consensual but paid the unnamed woman as part of a nondisclosure agreement.

His choice for defense secretary, Fox News host Pete Hegseth, is facing allegations that he sexually assaulted a woman in ...

Pete Hegseth was accused of sexual assault in 2017 after a speaking appearance at a Republican women’s event in Monterey, ...

A lawyer for the Fox News star said in a statement that Pete Hegseth settled in December 2020 only because he feared his ...

The Fox News host reached a settlement to resolve an accusation against him, but a recently released memo brought the issue ...

Donald Trump's nominee for defense secretary says "woke" culture has damaged recruitment efforts. That's not what the military's top recruiters say.

President-elect Trump is standing by all of his Executive Branch nominations – even the ones stirring up the most controversy. Taking a step back, it's easy to see why he's doing it.

President-elect Donald Trump’s candidate for defense secretary — confirmed to NBC News on Sunday that Hegseth paid a woman an ...

Christian motto’ or nationalist dog whistle? Could a tattoo derail Trump’s pick for defense secretary? - Hegseth, an Army ...