Pete Hegseth's remarks about women in combat are met with disgust and dissent

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Former defense secretary addresses nominee's claim about women in combat units

Fmr. Defense Secretary Leon Panetta, who ended the Pentagon's ban on women serving in combat units, addressed Hegseth's claim that women shouldn't serve in combat.

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Trump says he will nominate Fox News host Pete Hegseth, 44, an Army veteran, to be secretary of defense.

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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 ...

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Across hours of interviews, defense secretary pick Pete Hegseth has articulated his plan for a "frontal assault" to reform the Department of Defense from the top down.

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Pete Hegseth, Trump's defense secretary pick, refutes sexual assault allegations

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Pete Hegseth, Trump's pick for defense secretary, faced sex assault allegation

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President-elect Donald Trump on Tuesday named Pete Hegseth, a Fox News host and military veteran, as his pick for defense secretary.

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