Pete Hegseth, President-elect Donald Trump's pick to lead the Pentagon, faced some tough questions from Democrats on the Senate Armed Services Committee.

Pete Hegseth, President-elect Donald Trump’s nominee for Defense Secretary, will appear before the Senate on Tuesday morning.

Who’s sitting with Hegseth? Pete Hegseth is seated between two close allies who’ve helped advocate for his nomination on Capitol Hill. On Hegseth’s left sits Norm Coleman, former Republican U.S. Senator from Minnesota, and to his right sits Rep.

A telling moment in the supremely depressing Senate confirmation hearing for Pete Hegseth, the Fox News personality who is Donald Trump’s pick for defense secretary, came right at the beginning, when the former Republican senator Norm Coleman introduced him.

Pete Hegseth, Trump's nominee to lead the Defense Department, promised to be a change agent and keep politics out of the military in his confirmation hearing.

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President-elect Donald Trump’s pick to lead the Pentagon fields tough questions about his fitness for the job.

Norm Coleman, a Minnesota Republican ... "I'm honored to introduce a son of Minnesota to you — Pete Hegseth," Coleman said. Coleman acknowledged that Hegseth "has struggled and overcome great ...

In a combative hearing, no Republicans came out against Pete Hegseth as he made his case to overhaul the Pentagon.

A telling moment in the supremely depressing Senate confirmation hearing Tuesdat for Pete Hegseth, the Fox News personality who is Donald Trump’s pick for defense secretary, came right at the beginning, when former Sen. Norm Coleman introduced him.

“I know what I don’t know,” he allowed at one point. “My success as a leader has always been setting a clear vision, hiring people who are smarter than me, empowering them to succeed, holding them accountable, and establishing clear metrics.”