Confirmation hearings for Donald Trump’s cabinet picks begin this week, starting with Trump’s choice for defense secretary, Pete Hegseth ...

Tammy Duckworth, D-Ill., asked the National Guard ... Kirsten Gillibrand, D-N.Y., expressed concern over Hegseth’s “terrible” quotes on women in combat roles, asking him why he “denigrated ...

"If you are saying that women shouldn't be serving in the military -- and I'm going to read you your quotes because the ... made those statements." Sen. Tammy Duckworth, D-Ill., ...

Tammy Duckworth questioned Hegseth on his knowledge ... Gillibrand told Hegseth his quotes about women are terrible and harmful to morale. “You will have to change how you see women to do ...

Pete Hegseth, Donald Trump's pick for defense secretary, attempted to convince senators on Tuesday, Jan. 14, that he can be trusted to run the Pentagon despite his controversial past.

Tammy Duckworth questioned Hegseth on his knowledge ... Gillibrand told Hegseth his quotes about women are terrible and harmful to morale. “You will have to change how you see women to do ...

Gillibrand also read aloud some of Hegseth’s quotes about women in the military ... Republican Joni Ernst of Iowa and Democrat Tammy Duckworth of Illinois, were among those who questioned ...