Hegseth has maintained that a 2017 encounter was consensual but paid the unnamed woman as part of a nondisclosure agreement.

The Fox News commentator paid the woman who had accused him of sexual assault as part of a nondisclosure agreement.

Markwayne Mullin said on Sunday that the U.S. Senate will "figure out" if the former Fox News personality can get confirmed.

All eyes will be locked on the House Ethics Committee this week as it weighs whether to release its report into former Rep.

Pete Hegseth’s attorney admitted there was a confidential settlement between Hegseth and a woman regarding an October 2017 sexual assault police probe.

New details have emerged about the sexual assault allegation against Pete Hegseth, Donald Trump’s pick to run the Department ...

Sen.-elect Ruben Gallego (D-Ariz.) declined to say on Sunday whether he intends to vote to confirm President-elect Trump’s ...

Fox & Friends co-host Pete Hegseth, who was nominated by Donald Trump to be the next secretary of defense, was previously ...

Pete Hegseth, Donald Trump’s pick for secretary of defense, was involved in a police investigation into an alleged sexual ...

News of the woman’s accusations caught the Trump team off guard, according to Vanity Fair, which first reported the story.

Pete Hegseth, a Fox news host and war veteran, denies the allegations, and no charges were filed in the case, officials say.