A female Senator grilled Donald Trump's Defense Secretary nominee Pete Hegseth about his views on women in the military during a confrontational moment during his confirmation hearing in front of the Senate Armed Services Committee.

Sen. Jeanne Shaheen has raised national security concerns over President Donald Trump's nomination of Pete Hegseth for secretary of defense.

Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) sparred with Defense Secretary-designate Pete Hegseth over his views on women's role in the military on Tuesday.

Pete Hegseth has vowed to bring his “warrior” ethos to the Pentagon. Democrats had assailed him as unfit for the job, and his confirmation came down to Vice President JD Vance serving as tiebreaker.

Sen. Jeanne Shaheen (D., N.H.) said she was disappointed that Pete Hegseth didn’t meet with Democratic senators before asking him to address his past comments about women in the military. “Should we t

The protesters, who interrupted Hegseth's opening statement, were charged with crowding, obstructing, or incommoding. Senator Jeanne Shaheen expressed disappointment during Pete Hegseth's confirmation hearing after revealing that he had not responded to ...

Democratic senators skewered Pete Hegseth over his views on women in the military ... about women in the military by members Kirsten Gillibrand of New York and Jeanne Shaheen of New Hampshire. Hegseth has previously said that women should not serve ...

speaks during the Senate Armed Services Committee confirmation hearing for Pete Hegseth, President-elect Donald Trump’s choice to be Defense secretary, at the Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, Jan. 14, 2025. Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-N.H., looks on.

Hegseth received a bachelor's degree in political science in 2003, where he also participated in the Army ROTC and published a campus publication titled The Princeton Tory. Hegseth later attended the John F. Kennedy School of Government at Harvard ...

Vice President JD Vance delivered a tie breaking vote to confirm Pete Hegseth, a former Fox News host, as secretary of defense. Three Republicans joined the Democrats and independents in voting no, resulting in a 51-50 margin.

Washington — Pete Hegseth, President Trump's nominee to lead the Defense Department, told Sen. Elizabeth Warren that he paid $50,000 to a woman who accused him of sexually assaulting her in 2017 ...