Senator Mazie Hirono (D-HI) took Pete Hegseth, President-elect Donald Trump’s nominee to lead the Department of Defense, through a lightning round of questions about sexual misconduct and ...

Sen. Mazie Hirono, D-Hawaii, questioned defense secretary nominee Pete Hegseth in a confirmation hearing Tuesday held by the Senate Committee on Armed Services. Watch the video in the player above.

In one of the most pointed series of questions, Sen. Mazie Hirono (D., Hawaii) asked Pete Hegseth if he had ever made “unwanted requests for sexual favors” or paid a settlement related to ...

Secretary of Defense nominee Pete Hegseth’s confirmation hearing got heated when Sen. Mazie Hirono (D-Hawaii) challenged him over press reports that he drank while on the job in his previous ...

Two Democratic senators are demanding answers from Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth about the rising cost of the military’s ...

DoD has estimated that the southern border operations will cost $1 billion over eight months. GAO found DoD didn't have reliable cost estimates in the past.

As U.S. President Donald Trump took office in January 2025, his choice for defense secretary, Pete Hegseth, came under close scrutiny. News media reports shone a spotlight on the former "Fox ...

Mazie Hirono was the only lawmaker on the ... and at one point she accused Trump's defense secretary nominee, Pete Hegseth, of being willing to shoot at lawful protesters. "Would you carry out ...

Secretary of Defense nominee Pete Hegseth’s confirmation hearing got heated when Sen. Mazie Hirono (D-Hawaii) challenged him over press reports that he drank while on the job in his previous ...