A senator told Hegseth: "I suggest you do a little homework before you prepare for these types of negotiations."

Sentors immediately began sparring Tuesday over President-elect Donald Trump’s choice for defense secretary Pete Hegseth.

President-elect Donald Trump’s pick to lead the Defense Department sat for a Senate confirmation hearing on Tuesday after hearings for Veterans’ Affairs Secretary nominee Doug Collins and Interior secretary nominee Doug Burgum were postponed.

In many respects, the choice of Fox News personality Pete Hegseth to become secretary of Defense was Donald Trump’s most precedent-defying second-term Cabinet nomination given the enormous magnitude of the job,

Pete Hegseth faced an important test on Tuesday — but he didn't just have to prove himself to the senators who immediately began sparring over his nomination as defense secretary.

By Phil Stewart, Idrees Ali and Patricia Zengerle WASHINGTON (Reuters) -President-elect Donald Trump's pick to lead the Pentagon, Pete Hegseth, came under fire during his confirmation hearing on Tuesday as the top Democrat on the Senate committee accused him of lacking the "character and composure" to lead the U.

U.S. Sen. Bill Cassidy announced Friday that he would vote to confirm Pete Hegseth to lead the U.S. Department of Defense.

Pete Hegseth, President-elect Donald Trump's pick for defense secretary, is facing tough questions today during his confirmation hearing with the Senate Armed Services Committee.

During an appearance on MSNBC on Saturday morning, former Naval War College professor, and current columnist for the Atlantic, Tom Nichols implored Republicans to look elsewhere for a replacement for Donald Trump's choice to be the next secretary of defense.

If I had beene one of the senators questioning Pete Hegseth during his confirmation hearing, this is what I would have asked:

Donald Trump’s choices for the federal government roles range from conspiracy theorists to ones who are clearly unqualified. However, his most has to be Pete Hegseth. The former Fox News host is Trump’s nominee for secretary of defense.