As the dust settles on the fight over Pete Hegseth's nomination, his confirmation is emblematic of a larger truth about the state of Republican politics.

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth arrived on Monday for his first full day leading the Pentagon, vowing to support President Trump’s priorities to seal the U.S. border with Mexico, use military planes to deport undocumented migrants and increase the military’s combat readiness.

The former sister-in-law of Pete Hegseth told senators in a sworn affidavit that he caused his second wife to fear for her personal safety and abused alcohol over the course of many years.

When the U.S. Senate confirmed the oft inebriated Pete Hegseth, whose own mother declared him an abusive womanizer, and for whom there was ample evidence that as a former head of

Pete Hegseth, President-elect Donald Trump's embattled pick for defense secretary, faced tough questions from senators during his confirmation hearing.

WASHINGTON – The Senate narrowly confirmed Pete Hegseth on Friday as secretary of Defense, a win for President Donald Trump's new administration after its 44-year-old nominee fended off allegations of sexual assault, public drinking and intoxication, and abusive treatment of women.

Pete Hegseth vowed to restore “warrior ethos” to the military Tuesday even as President-elect Trump’s controversial Defense Secretary nominee faced tough grilling from Democrats at a Senate ...

The former Fox News host faced allegations about sexual assault and excessive drinking, which he called smears.

The former sister-in-law of Trump’s defense secretary pick said that Hegseth made his second wife fear for her safety. Hegseth’s second wife said, “There was no physical abuse in my marriage.”

Pete Hegseth's nomination once appeared on shaky ground amid allegations that included sexual misconduct and financial mismanagement.

Pete Hegseth was confirmed after Vice President JD Vance cast a tie-breaking vote in support of his nomination. See how your senators voted.