The woman who accused Hegseth of raping her at a fall 2017 conference, resulting in a police report but no criminal prosecution, also has a name: Hegseth paid her an undisclosed sum to make the allegation go away, his attorney currently threatening to sue her if she comes forward and repeats the claim again.

C-SPAN host fact-checks GOP lawmaker who thinks Pete Hegseth doesn’t know who’s accusing him of rape - C-SPAN’s Mimi Geerges tried to remind Rep. McCormick that Hegseth has actually paid a settlement to the woman accusing him of sexual assault,

Several GOP senators are pressing to see the FBI’s background check on Pete Hegseth, President-elect Trump’s pick to be the next Defense secretary. The pressure placed on the leaders of the Senate

President-elect Donald Trump's Cabinet picks were back on Capitol Hill to shore up support among GOP senators, including his embattled Pentagon pick Pete Hegseth.

We want to impress upon these Senators and staff that we need people with courage willing to change the status quo,” Scheller said.

Donald Trump's pick for defense secretary Pete Hegseth met with another moderate Republican whose vote will be closely watched in his confirmation battle.

Pete Hegseth, Trump’s defense secretary nominee ensnared in sexual assault allegations, plans to release his accuser from the confidentiality agreement he had her sign, according to Sen. Lindsey Graham.

Defense Department nominee Pete Hegseth’s plan to release a woman who accused him of sexual assault from a confidentiality agreement sets the stage for a media circus that Senate Republicans are

Sen.-elect John Curtis (R-Utah), 64, on Sunday foreshadowed that he isn't afraid to be a maverick when it comes to weighing Trump's cabinet picks or mulling spending packages that the president-elect may seek to push through.

NBC News correspondent Vaughn Hillyard, former Senator Claire McCaskill, CEO of Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America Allison Jaslow, and Media Matters President Angelo Carusone join Alicia Menendez to discuss new reporting from the New York Times that Trump’s nominee to head the Pentagon,

Health and Human Services Secretary designee Robert F. Kennedy Jr. appears to be calming GOP nerves over his staunch pro-choice views, assuring Republican senators that he won’t be an

Trump wants Hegseth. Ernst’s job is on the line. She isn’t fooled about who Trump and Hegseth really are, even as Hegseth begins to backtrack. Will she distinguish herself and have the courage to stand up to Trump, or will she cower and retreat?