Pete Hegseth, a former Fox News personality and Trump’s choice for defense secretary, was accused of sexual assault by a woman in 2017, according to a report by Vanity Fair. Vanity Fair’s story prompted a statement from the California city of Monterey, where the incident occurred along with a separate statement from Hegseth’s attorney.

Hegseth’s meetings on Capitol Hill this week are set up another test of how much deference Senate Republicans will show president-elect Trump

Penelope Hegseth addressed a fiery email she sent her son Pete Hegseth, President-elect Donald Trump’s pick for secretary of defense.

Penelope Hegseth, the mother of President-elect Donald Trump nominee for Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth, responded to what she said to her son in a scathing 2018 email that was leaked to the New York Times during an interview this morning on "FOX & Friends" -- the program Hegseth used to co-host.

An embattled Pete Hegseth, President-elect Donald Trump’s pick to lead the Defense Department, trudged through meetings and appearances on Capitol Hill on Wednesday as he fought to assuage senators’ concerns about his past behavior and push back on the steady flow of negative press that has followed him in recent days.

President-elect Donald Trump's defense secretary pick Pete Hegseth met with lawmakers on Wednesday to try to firm up support among Republican senators for his nomination. He is facing mounting allegations but denies any wrongdoing.