Trump’s Pentagon pick has denied the allegations, calling them part of a ‘smear campaign.’

A woman once married to the brother of Pete Hegseth, the defense secretary nominee, submitted a sworn statement to the Senate in a late-hour complication to his confirmation. His lawyer denied her account.

In the affidavit, Danielle Hegseth says she believes Pete Hegseth “has an alcohol abuse ... Hegseth drank so much at dinner the Uber driver had to pull over on the side of Interstate 94 so ...

As the dust settles on the fight over Pete Hegseth's nomination, his confirmation is emblematic of a larger truth about the state of Republican politics.

Vice President Vance defended new Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, calling him a “disrupter” who will prove “incredibly necessary.” Vance joined CBS News’s “Face the Nation” on Sunday

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The U.S. Senate narrowly voted on Thursday to advance the nomination of Pete Hegseth, a former Fox News host and military veteran, to be President Donald Trump's secretary of defense, clearing the way for a vote on his confirmation later this week.

Photo: Ben Curtis/Associated Press Pete Hegseth, President Trump’s pick ... drank so much at a restaurant in Minneapolis that the Uber driver had to pull over on Interstate 94 so he could ...