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.

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

Ernst, the first female combat veteran in the Senate, has been threatened with a primary challenge over her reticence - so far - to confirm Hegeseth.

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.

Top GOP senators on Monday signaled support for Donald Trump’s plan to oust the current FBI director in favor of firebrand loyalist Kash Patel, while keeping the door open for Pete Hegseth, who faces a slate of misconduct allegations,

Republican Senators Todd Young and Joni Ernst are facing mounting scrutiny after their lukewarm responses to supporting Pete Hegseth, President-elect Donald Trumps nominee for Secretary of Defense. The hesitancy from

"As I support Pete through this process, I look forward to a fair hearing based on truth, not anonymous sources," Sen. Joni Ernst said in a statement.

Republican Sen. Markwayne Mullin offered up an unusual defense for Donald Trump’s defense secretary nominee Pete Hegseth amid claims he has a drinking problem, arguing there’s “a lot of alcohol that flows through Washington.”

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

That wasn’t him saying he had an alcohol problem, that was him being honest,” said Markwayne Mullin of Trump’s defense secretary pick.

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

Pete Hegseth's luck seems to be turning around in the Senate despite several controversies he has faced as he seeks to become defense secretary in the next Trump administration.