Senator Richard Blumenthal, D-Conn., questioned defense secretary nominee Pete Hegseth on the massive financial shortfalls at veteran organizations he previously headed. Pete Hegseth, Trump's Pentagon nominee, comes under fire at Senate hearing The ...

Sen. Richard Blumenthal of Connecticut cast doubt Tuesday on nominee Pete Hegseth’s ability to run the Department of Defense, pointing to claims of financial mismanagement when President-elect Donald Trump’s pick ran a pair of veterans’ groups.

Senators argued that Pete Hegseth does not have the management experience to lead the military's 3.4 million service members and civilians.

There has never been a nominee for an office of such serious consequence who is so unqualified and unprepared in recent American history," said Blumenthal.

Here are five controversies that came up during Pete Hegseth s confirmation hearing They include his views on women in combat, an allegation of sexual assault, and claims that he was unqualified for

Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee joins Nicole Wallace on Deadline White House to preview Pete Hegseth, Donald Trump’s choice to be Defense Secretary’s confirmation hearing set to take place with multiple outstanding questions remaining regarding allegations of financial mismanagement,

The report doesn't offer material from Hegseth's ex-wives or a woman who accused him of sexual assault in 2017. Hegseth has said that encounter was consensual, and prosecutors never filed charges.

Pete Hegseth, President-elect Donald Trump’s pick for defense secretary, has publicly faced senators for the first time.

WASHINGTON — South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem told members of the U.S. Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Friday that she will be “vigilant and proactive and innovative to protect the homeland” as she carries out President-elect Donald Trump’s immigration crackdown.

Amid Tuesday's Senate confirmation hearing for Pete Hegseth, President-elect Donald Trump's ... Democratic Connecticut Senator Richard Blumenthal, a committee member, to The New York Times: "There are significant gaps and inadequacies in the report ...

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