Hegseth 'doing a great job': top Republican Sen. Rick Scott, R-Fla., tells reporters Pete Hegseth 'will be confirmed.' ...

Republican Sen. Rick Scott (R-FL) on Wednesday said the woman who accused Pete Hegseth of sexual assault in 2017 should not be released from her nondisclosure agreement. Speaking to CNN’s Jake ...

Sen. Rick Scott (R-Fla.) stumbled through an interview Wednesday night trying to talk up President-elect Donald Trump’s defense secretary pick, Pete Hegseth. When Tapper questioned why Scott was ...

President-elect Donald Trump chose Pete Hegseth to lead the Department of Defense because he’s a combat veteran and change agent who isn’t afraid to take on the vital job of rebuilding the U.S.

A cloud of controversy has hung over Hegseth, but he now appears to be on track to be confirmed as Trump's defense secretary.

Awkward exchanges about the defense secretary hopeful’s past were plentiful as Democrats went after the first embattled Trump pick to face a confirmation hearing.

Pete Hegseth’s nomination to serve as secretary ... Mike Rounds (R-S.D.), Tom Cotton (R-Ark.) and Rick Scott (R-Fla.) along with Sen.-elect Jim Banks (R-Ind.) to shore up support within the ...

President-elect Donald Trump’s nominee for Secretary of Defense, Pete Hegseth, has become one of his most controversial selections, with multiple allegations surfacing against him, including ...

Pete Hegseth has lived in the public eye for years. As a well-known television personality and political commentator, he has drawn significant interest in his personal life. In late 2024 ...

Secretary of Defense nominee Pete Hegseth leaves a meeting with Republican ... is somebody that our allies can rely on,” said Sen. Rick Scott, R-Fla. Lee did not say whether the senators had ...

Sen. Rick Scott (R-Fla.) stumbled through an interview Wednesday night trying to talk up President-elect Donald Trump’s defense secretary pick, Pete Hegseth. Scott appeared on CNN with host Jake ...