He can communicate so well to the American people," Waltz said, adding that Hegseth can articulate "why we need what we need for our troops, and that is a critical piece that President Trump values, as well.

Pete Hegseth could hardly be more suited to be Donald Trump’s secretary of Defense — even though he’d surely be deemed unqualified by any conventional president.

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One by one, all the president-elect’s men and women are falling into place in his Cabinet. While Defense Secretary pick Pete Hegseth's nomination was teetering toward collapse just weeks ago, he now appears on track for confirmation after a fiery Senate hearing that focused on his drinking,

Pete Hegseth, Marco Rubio, Pam Bondi and Kristi Noem will all sit at witness tables in Senate confirmation hearings this week.

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Republicans will hold confirmation hearings this week for more than a dozen high-profile administration picks for President-elect Trump’s next term, including those for Pete Hegseth, Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., and Gov. Kristi Noem, R-S.D.

Pete Hegseth, President-elect Donald Trump’s choice to lead the Pentagon, will face his greatest hurdle yet as he takes his turn in the hot seat for his confirmation hearing before a key Senate panel on Tuesday,

Republicans have a three-seat majority in the Senate, and nominees only need to reach a simple majority to be confirmed.

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U.S. senators will have the opportunity to publicly question President-elect Donald Trump's cabinet picks for the first time.