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Pentagon stunned after Trump picks Pete Hegseth for defence secretary
National guard veteran and Fox News presenter has been a critic of military and has minimal managerial experience. US politics – live updates The Pentagon has been stunned by Donald Trump ’s ...World - The Guardian - November 13 -
Trump names Fox News host Pete Hegseth as defence secretary pick
Hegseth, who is also a former soldier without political experience, will lead the world's most powerful military.Top stories - BBC News - November 13 -
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Pete Hegseth, Trump’s Pentagon pick, faced sex assault allegation
President-elect Trump has tapped oil industry CEO Chris Wright as energy secretary and part of his newly-formed energy council. Meanwhile, there may be new trouble for Trump’s pick for defense ...Top stories - NBC News - 4 days ago -
Trump Picks Pete Hegseth, a Veteran and Fox News Host, for Defense Secretary
The choice of Mr. Hegseth, a dedicated supporter of the president-elect in his first term, is outside the norm of the traditional choice for the post.Top stories - The New York Times - November 13 -
Trump picks Fox News host Pete Hegseth for Defense secretary
Hegseth is leaving his co-host role on the weekend edition of 'Fox & Friends' to serve the Trump administration, ramping up the White House-cable news nexus.Entertainment - Los Angeles Times - November 13 -
Trump picks Fox News host and veteran Pete Hegseth for defense secretary
President-elect Donald Trump managed to surprise some Republicans on Capitol Hill with his choice for secretary of defense, going with Fox News host and veteran Pete Hegseth. CBS News political ...Top stories - CBS News - November 13 -
What to Know About Pete Hegseth, Trump’s Pick for Defense Secretary
The choice of the Fox News host and veteran was outside the norm. But he was a dedicated supporter of President-elect Donald J. Trump during his first term.Top stories - The New York Times - November 13 -
Pete Hegseth, Trump's defense secretary pick, refutes sexual assault allegations
President-elect Trump's pick for secretary of defense, Pete Hegseth, was investigated for an alleged sexual assault in October of 2017, officials in Monterey, California, have confirmed. Hegseth's ...Top stories - CBS News - 6 days ago -
Pete Hegseth, Trump's pick for defense secretary, faced sex assault allegation
Pete Hegseth, President-elect Donald Trump’s pick for secretary of defense and a former Fox News host, was investigated in 2017 over "an alleged sexual assault" at a California hotel that was ...Top stories - NBC News - 6 days ago -
Who is Pete Hegseth - the Fox News host who will be defence secretary?
Pete Hegseth, a Fox News host, has advocated for a conservative cultural shift in the US military.Top stories - BBC News - November 14 -
Pete Hegseth, Trump’s Pentagon pick, sparks alarm over far-right extremism
Experts concerned over the Fox & Friends host, his Christian nationalist ideology and militant language. Extremism experts are sounding the alarm about Pete Hegseth, Donald Trump ’s pick for ...World - The Guardian - 6 days ago -
5 things to know about Pete Hegseth, Trump's Pentagon nominee
President-elect Trump has made an unconventional choice in announcing his intention of nominating Fox News host Pete Hegseth as Secretary of Defense. It was a surprise choice that already has ...Politics - The Hill - November 13 -
Trump picks Fox News host and Army National Guard veteran Pete Hegseth for defense secretary
President-elect Donald Trump on Tuesday named Pete Hegseth, a Fox News host and military veteran, as his pick for defense secretary.Top stories - NBC News - November 13 -
Trump defense secretary pick Pete Hegseth was probed for alleged sexual assault in 2017
Officials in California have confirmed that President-elect Trump's pick for defense secretary, Fox News host Pete Hegseth, was investigated for an alleged sexual assault in 2017. Monterey police ...Top stories - CBS News - 6 days ago -
Trump defense secretary pick Pete Hegseth denies sexual assault allegation, acknowledges payment to accuser
Former Fox News host Pete Hegseth’s attorney on Sunday confirmed to NBC News that Hegseth, whom President-elect Donald Trump has named as his candidate for defense secretary, paid a woman an ...Top stories - NBC News - 3 days ago -
Pete Hegseth Has One Thing Going for Him as Trump’s Defense Secretary Pick
Pete Hegseth may not be qualified, but his nomination at least represents a legitimate policy change after over 20 years of failed wars.Top stories - The New York Times - 3 days ago -
Kinzinger: Hegseth pick as Trump Pentagon chief 'weird'
Former Rep. Adam Kinzinger (R-Ill.), a vocal critic of President-elect Trump, said the choice of Pete Hegseth, Army veteran and a Fox News host, to serve as Defense secretary was "weird," adding ...Politics - The Hill - November 13 -
Trump faces backlash to Hegseth pick for Pentagon chief
President-elect Trump’s surprise choice of Pete Hegseth, a conservative Fox News host, to serve as Defense secretary has enraged Democrats and left even some Republicans scratching their heads. ...Politics - The Hill - November 13 -
Pete Hegseth: US army veteran, Fox News firebrand and now defence secretary nominee
Iraq and Afghanistan veteran gained notoriety by blaming ‘wokeness’ for US military failures. Now he is set to be in chargeBusiness - Financial Times - November 13 -
Trump taps Fox News host Pete Hegseth for defense secretary
Trump says he will nominate Fox News host Pete Hegseth, 44, an Army veteran, to be secretary of defense.Top stories - CBS News - November 12 -
Trump taps Fox News host Pete Hegseth for Defense secretary
President-elect Trump on Tuesday announced he was choosing Pete Hegseth, an Army veteran and a Fox News host, to serve as Defense secretary. Hegseth served as an infantry captain in the Army ...Politics - The Hill - November 13 -
Trump taps Fox News host Pete Hegseth to serve as secretary of defense
Fox News host Pete Hegseth is Donald Trump's pick to be defense secretary, the president-elect announced.Top stories - ABC News - November 13 -
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Trump taps Fox News host Hegseth for defence secretary
President-elect to also nominate John Ratcliffe for CIA director and Mike Huckabee for US ambassador to IsraelBusiness - Financial Times - November 13 -
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Tesla CEO and onetime Republican presidential hopeful put forward to lead department to ‘dismantle government bureaucracy’ . Trump’s cabinet picks and likely contenders so far Joe Biden is ...World - The Guardian - November 13 -
Pete Hegseth wants to shake up the Pentagon? Good luck!
Should Hegseth win Senate confirmation, he will discover when he takes office that changing the Pentagon’s behavioral and cultural patterns is easier said than done.Politics - The Hill - 6 days ago -
Trump’s pick for defense secretary wants to purge the Pentagon of 'woke' officials
Pete Hegseth, President-elect Donald Trump’s pick for secretary of defense, said he believes women shouldn’t serve in combat and that he wants to see the military purged of “woke” officials who ...Politics - NBC News - November 13 -
House Democrat 'very disturbed' by Hegseth pick as Trump Defense secretary
Rep. Dan Goldman (D-N.Y.) said he was "very disturbed" by President-elect Trump's announcement Tuesday that he is choosing Pete Hegseth, an Army veteran and Fox News host, to head the Defense ...Politics - The Hill - November 13 -
Trump's defense secretary pick once slammed him for 'shallowness' on foreign policy
Donald Trump this week tapped Pete Hegseth to be his secretary of defense -- despite the Fox News host having previously criticized him before he was elected in 2016.Top stories - ABC News - November 13 -
Police report details alleged sexual assault by Trump's defense pick Pete Hegseth
A woman told police she was sexually assaulted by a man she identified as Pete Hegseth, President-elect Donald Trump's choice for defense secretary, according to official records of a police ...Politics - NBC News - 3 hours ago -
Police report details alleged sexual assault by Trump's defense pick Pete Hegseth
A woman told police she was sexually assaulted by a man she identified as Pete Hegseth, President-elect Donald Trump's choice for defense secretary, according to official records of a police ...Top stories - NBC News - 1 hour ago -
Gingrich applauds Hegseth pick: Pentagon needs ‘complete overhaul’
Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich (R-Pa.) credited President-elect Trump for reshaping the government with unexpected cabinet picks during an episode of “Cats Roundtable” on WABC 770 AM that aired ...Politics - The Hill - 4 days ago -
Analyzing the defense secretary role as Trump taps Hegseth
President-elect Donald Trump picked Fox News host Pete Hegseth for the Secretary of Defense position. CBS News national security contributor Sam Vinograd discusses what is expected of the role and ...Top stories - CBS News - November 13 -
Trump stuns with Gaetz, Gabbard picks
President-elect Trump stunned Washington with two controversial picks to lead important law enforcement and intelligence roles in his administration, tapping Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.) to serve as ...Politics - The Hill - November 13 -
After Flurry of Cabinet Picks, Trump Rethinks Candidates for Treasury Secretary
President-elect Donald J. Trump is expected to invite the contenders for the role, including Kevin Warsh and Marc Rowan, to Mar-a-Lago this week.Top stories - The New York Times - 3 days ago