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Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth snapped back at female Democratic senators, at one point telling one that her "time was up," as he was grilled at a congressional hearing.
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is returning to Capitol Hill on Wednesday for the last in a series of often combative hearings before lawmakers, who have pressed him on everything from a ban on ...
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth faced tense questioning during testimony before the Senate Armed Services Committee. CBS News congressional correspondent Nikole Killion has more.
Republican senators came out firing during Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s hearing Wednesday before the Senate ...
Pete Hegseth ... for securing Senate approval to lead the Pentagon. A review is necessary, he said, “to ensure the standards have not been eroded.” Hegseth’s confirmation hearing marked ...
A testy exchange between a senator who strongly supports Ukraine aid and the defense secretary revealed a deepening split ...
Confirmation hearings for Donald ... Duckworth told Hegseth troops “cannot be led by someone who is not competent,” directing her critique at President-elect Donald Trump’s pick.
Eric Schmitt criticized ‘race essentialism’ in the military In a Senate committee hearing ... told Hegseth troops "cannot be led by someone who is not competent," directing her critique ...