he accidentally hit a soldier with an ax during a Flag Day ax throwing demonstration. Need a break? Play the USA TODAY Daily Crossword Puzzle. Based on TV exposure, Pete Hegseth beats Mike Hicks.

Bill Cassidy said Friday he will vote to confirm Pete Hegseth as President-elect Donald ... More:Speaker Mike Johnson of Shreveport makes change in flag order for Trump inauguration Greg Hilburn ...

Pete Hegseth's confirmation hearing descended into chaos as Democrats tore into his womanizing past and protestors ...

Pete Hegseth has been rolling up his sleeves—literally—since being sworn in as President Donald Trump’s new defense secretary ...

Hegseth's resume: Fox News, think tanks The nominee for the secretary of defense is Pete Hegseth ... hit a soldier with an axe during a Flag Day axe throwing demonstration. Need a break?

and was concerned for Hegseth’s wife’s safety. That Senate Republicans are (once again) ignoring every red flag—or, more likely, embracing these red flags to flex their power and immunity ...

Not to mention some star-spangled socks and a flag belt buckle. At Pete Hegseth's confirmation hearing, the accessories mattered.Credit...Photographs by Haiyun Jiang for The New York Times (top ...

Not to mention some star-spangled socks and a flag belt buckle. At Pete Hegseth's confirmation hearing, the accessories mattered.Credit...Photographs by Haiyun Jiang for The New York Times (top ...

Pete Hegseth looked great ... The tie was bright red with thin blue stripe and even thinner white ones. An American-flag hankie was tucked into his jacket breast pocket. Flags adorned his socks.

Newly-confirmed Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth received strong praise from President Trump and other Republicans following a ...

Pete Hegseth is interrupted three times during his ... when they became an official part of the event. U.S. flags at President-elect Donald Trump‘s private Mar-a-Lago club are back to flying ...