Jan 17, 2025 · The same day Trump nominated Gaetz, he nominated Fox News host and War on Terror veteran Pete Hegseth to head the Department of Defense. Hegseth has his own past indiscretions, as evidenced by two previous marriages ultimately broken by his infidelities.

Dec 12, 2024 · Pete Hegseth's luck seems to be turning around in the Senate despite several controversies he has faced as he seeks to become defense secretary in the next Trump administration.

Nov 19, 2024 · President-elect Donald Trump has nominated three political hacks to highly sensitive and important federal positions: former Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.) as attorney general, former Rep. Tulsi...

Nov 21, 2024 · Trump’s pick for defense secretary, Pete Hegseth, was accused of sexual assault. And his selection for health and human services secretary, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., was accused this summer of...

Nov 13, 2024 · Since last night, Trump has announced plans to nominate Pete Hegseth for secretary of defense, Tulsi Gabbard for director of national intelligence, and Matt Gaetz for attorney general.

Nov 14, 2024 · President-elect Donald Trump has called on a parade of loyalists to fill his Cabinet — but former Rep. Matt Gaetz and Fox News personality Pete Hegseth have prompted the most Capitol Hill hand...

Nov 19, 2024 · In nominating Matt Gaetz for attorney general and Pete Hegseth to helm the Pentagon, President-elect Donald Trump has picked two pugnacious candidates with a mandate to gut and transform...

Pete Hegseth ’s odds of being confirmed as secretary of defense almost halved after former attorney general nominee Matt Gaetz stepped down. Gaetz’s departure after just eight days came...

Nov 21, 2024 · The GOP embrace of Hegseth came as another controversial Trump nominee, Matt Gaetz, withdrew from consideration for attorney general. Gaetz said it was clear he had become a “distraction” amid pressure on the House to release an ethics report about allegations of his own sexual misconduct.

Nov 15, 2024 · Trump’s proposed secretary of defense, Pete Hegseth, is a Fox News commentator and MAGA diehard who called for precisely such a purge in a recent book. And then there’s Trump’s scheme...