Pete Hegseth, President Donald Trump’s nominee to lead the Pentagon, told the Senate Armed Services Committee that he paid $50,000 to a woman who alleged he sexually assaulted her as part of a non-disclosure agreement,

President Trump's nominee to lead the Defense Department is on track to be confirmed as soon as Friday night if his support holds

The new information came in response to additional questions posed to Hegseth by Massachusetts Democratic Sen. Elizabeth Warren.

Sen. Warren repeatedly threw the nominee for Defense Secretary's own words back at him in a heated exchange about his views on women in combat.

Democratic Sen. Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts is attacking a Trump administration nominee’s Christian views despite her yearslong partnership with a

The senator from Massachusetts questions the secretary of defense nominee for his flip-flopping views of women in the military.

The answers were provided to Senator Elizabeth Warren in response to additional questions she had for Hegseth as part of the vetting process.

During a roughly seven-minute exchange, Senator Elizabeth Warren quoted a number of Pete Hegseth’s prior statements opposing women in combat roles.

Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D., Mass.) told Pete Hegseth that his behavior toward women “disqualifies” him for the defense-secretary job and proceeded to quote statements by Hegseth dating back to 2013 and as recently as November.

Sen. Warren really thought she had Hegseth when she started questioning him on his stance of serving in the defense industry. However, she overlooked one important

Pete Hegseth, Donald Trump's nominee for defense secretary, has faced allegations of sexual assault, resulting in a $50,000 payout to the accuser. Despite denying wrongdoing, two Republican senators opposed his nomination.

Pete Hegseth, Trump's pick for secretary of defense, faced questioning from Sen. Warren and Sen. Shaheen over his comments on women in the military.