Hegseth has maintained that a 2017 encounter was consensual but paid the unnamed woman as part of a nondisclosure agreement.

Hegseth began his career in public service by joining the U.S. Army National Guard. As an infantry officer, he served in Iraq, Afghanistan, and Guantanamo Bay, earning the Bronze Star Medal and Combat Infantryman Badge for his leadership in combat.

Although Prosperie filed a lawsuit against Hegseth after the incident, it was discontinued in 2019. “The parties have resolved the matter and will make no further comment,” Prosperie’s attorney, Brandon Cotter, told the Associated Press.

President-elect Donald Trump has tapped Fox News host and military veteran Pete Hegseth as his nominee for Secretary of Defense. Who he is -- and what this pick could mean for the direction of America’s national security.

Pete Hegseth’s co-hosts on “Fox & Friends Weekend” defended his character after Sherillyn Ifill, a former NAACP Legal Defense Fund president, declared the Secretary of Defense nominee was a

Who is Pete Hegseth, the Fox News host and military veteran President-elect Donald Trump nominated as Defense secretary? His book offers clues.

Pete Hegseth’s co-hosts on Fox & Friends rallied around their colleague Saturday amid allegations that he is a white supremacist. Will Cain, Rachel Campos-Duffy, and Joey Jones all voiced support for President-elect Donald Trump’s pick to lead the Pentagon amid controversy over his tattoos and views.

President-elect Donald Trump will nominate Fox News host Pete Hegseth to be secretary of defense, the former president announced Tuesday night. Hegseth, 44, is an Army veteran who served in Iraq and Afghanistan. He has an undergraduate degree from Princeton and a master's degree from Harvard.

His choice for defense secretary, Fox News host Pete Hegseth, is facing allegations that he sexually assaulted a woman in 2017 and then paid her a settlement. A separate report also accuses Hegseth of being an extremist during his time in the National Guard.

Chris Jansing is joined by CEO of Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America and Iraq, Veteran Army Captain Allison Jaslow, to discuss the issues women are facing in the military and the ‘outdated’ views of Pete Hegseth on women in the military.