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Penelope Hegseth blasted the NY Times as “almost criminal” over the newspaper's reporting on a scathing email she sent to her ...

President-elect Donald J. Trump is weighing his options, even as Pete Hegseth meets with senators to muster support.

Pete Hegseth, Donald Trump's pick for defense secretary, remains defiant after new misconduct allegations are causing growing ...

The mother of President-elect Donald Trump’s embattled Secretary of Defense nominee Pete Hegseth slammed the “despicable” The ...

Florida governor is tipped to replace Hegseth for cabinet role, as the former Fox News host is plagued by scandals ...

Over the past week, former Fox & Friends co-host and Trump’s defense secretary nominee Pete Hegseth has faced a wave of ...

We’d have to call him to make sure he didn’t oversleep because we knew he’d be out partying the night before," one colleague ...

Former Fox News host Pete Hegseth, Donald Trump’s pick to head the Department of Defense, ignored a reporter’s question ...

President-elect Donald Trump’s pick for Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is facing backlash for his comments about women in the military and allegations of sexual assault and alcohol abuse. Hegseth was ...

As many as six GOP senators are not currently comfortable supporting Hegseth, following allegations concerning drinking and ...

Pete Hegseth, President-elect Trump’s embattled pick for Defense secretary, faced growing scrutiny from Republican senators ...