Hegseth pushed back on allegations that he disparaged women serving in the military under tough questioning during his Senate confirmation hearing.

Donald Trump’s nomination for defense secretary was on Capitol Hill on Tuesday, and he answered scathing questions from senators from Connecticut and New York — Richard Blumenthal and Kirsten Gillibrand — during his confirmation hearing.

By Phil Stewart, Idrees Ali and Patricia Zengerle WASHINGTON (Reuters) -President-elect Donald Trump's pick to lead the Pentagon, Pete Hegseth, came under fire during his confirmation hearing on Tuesday as the top Democrat on the Senate committee accused him of lacking the "character and composure" to lead the U.

Democratic New York Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand spent eight minutes lecturing Army veteran and Secretary of Defense nominee Pete Hegseth about

Senator Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) grilled Secretary of Defense nominee Pete Hegseth over his stance on women in the military and called him out for his false and misleading claims that the military lowers its standard for women.

Sen. Kristen Gillibrand (D-New York) had a heated line of questioning for Pete Hegseth at his Senate confirmation hearing Tuesday, focusing on his previous comments about women in the military.

Hegseth was challenged over his comments about women in the military by senators Kirsten Gillibrand, Jeanne Shaheen and Elizabeth Warren

During Pete Hegseth's confirmation hearing today, Senator Jean Shaheen blasted Pete Hegseth over his past comments on women in the military.