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.

The Senate battle to confirm President-elect Trump’s Cabinet picks will begin in earnest on Tuesday, as his controversial pick to lead the Pentagon, former Fox News host Pete Hegseth, meets the

The confirmation process for President-elect Donald Trump's incoming Cabinet is underway. After a Tuesday hearing with Trump's defense secretary nominee, Pete Hegseth, several other key members of the incoming administration went before the committees overseeing the agencies that Trump wants them to run.

But Hegseth's spent many days on Capitol Hill looking to shore up support, vowing to fight and telling lawmakers he's a "changed man." It appeared he was gaining some Republican support back after his one-on-one meetings with lawmakers,

The Senate Armed Services Committee on Tuesday begins a busy week of Trump Cabinet confirmation hearings with the president-elect’s Pentagon nominee, Pete Hegseth, an Army veteran and former Fox News host.