President Trump’s most controversial cabinet pick is one step closer to taking office. The nomination of Pete Hegseth for secretary of defense was voted out of the Senate Armed Services Committee on party lines,

Senate Democrats are sounding the alarm over a sworn affidavit from the ex-sister-in-law of Defense secretary nominee Pete Hegseth that accuses him of being abusive toward his second wife. The document emerged Tuesday,

A cloud of controversy has hung over Hegseth, but he now appears to be on track to be confirmed as Trump's defense secretary.