Former Fox News host Pete Hegseth’s Defense Secretary nomination cleared a Senate procedural hurdle, pointing to a likely confirmation for one of Donald Trump’s most controversial picks. The vote was 51-49.

Hegseth reportedly committed the sexual assault at a Monterey, Calif. hotel in October 2017 Pete Hegseth, President Donald Trump’s defense secretary nominee, reportedly paid $50,000 to the woman who accused him of sexual assault in 2017,

Hegseth, Trump’s nominee for Defense Secretary, and his second wife denied the allegation that he was abusive in their former marriage.

The incoming president's pick to lead the Defense Department made $4.6 million as host at the cable news network over two years.

Though new reports on the former Fox & Friends co-host’s behavior have emerged, he’s likely to be confirmed as Defense secretary this week.

Senators voted 51-49 to advance Hegseth's defense secretary bid, which has been mired in a series of controversies. Two Republicans are opposed to Hegseth.

"So that's the two senators that are out. Mitch McConnell is in as is all as are all the other senators in the conference."

You have admitted that you had sex while you were married to wife two after you had just fathered a child by wife three,” Senator Tim Kaine said, of Pete Hegseth’s past cheating.

Unredacted affidavit contains previously unreported allegation about Pete Hegseth's behavior toward second wife Hegseth has denied all allegations in the affidavit, which was written by his former sister-in-law.

Pete Hegseth, President Donald Trump's pick to lead the Pentagon, cleared a key procedural hurdle in the Senate on Thursday to advance his nomination.

Stonewalling questions about his sexual behavior and excessive drinking as “anonymous smears,” the Fox host charmed the Senate Armed Services Committee’s GOP majority into submission.

The Senate advanced Pete Hegseth's nomination as defense secretary, despite Democrats' objections and unease among Republicans over qualifications, actions.