Senator Mazie Hirono (D-HI) took Pete Hegseth through a lightning round of questions about sexual misconduct and alcohol abuse on Tuesday. The post Mazie Hirono Takes Pete Hegseth Through Lightning ...

In one of the most pointed series of questions, Sen. Mazie Hirono (D., Hawaii) asked Pete Hegseth if he had ever made “unwanted requests for sexual favors” or paid a settlement related to sexual ...

Hirono asked Hegseth about allegations of excessive drinking on the job. She also questioned him on taking over Greenland, as President-elect Donald Trump has suggested, and whether he would follow ...

Donald Trump’s pick for defense secretary, Pete Hegseth, struggled to answer a series of questions from Democratic Senator ...

Secretary of Defense nominee Pete Hegseth’s confirmation hearing got heated when Sen. Mazie Hirono (D-Hawaii) challenged him ...

The secretary of defense has been accused of alcohol abuse and various forms of misconduct — allegations he has denied.

Democratic Sen. Mazie Hirono was criticized on social media for her questioning of President-elect Trump's secretary of ...

Democratic Hawaii Sen. Mazie Hirono's partisan streak at confirmation hearings continued Thursday as the lone 'no' vote in a ...

Pete Hegseth has been pelted with questions since his confirmation hearing for secretary of defense started Tuesday morning.

Donald Trump's Defense Secretary nominee Pete Hegseth dodged a question about using military force to take over Greenland ...

Sen. Mazie Hirono (D., Hawaii) asked Pete Hegseth whether he would carry out an order to shoot protesters in the leg, citing reports President-elect Donald Trump ordered a predecessor to do so during ...

(AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin) Sen. Mazie Hirono, D-Hawaii, right, speaks at the Senate Armed Services Committee confirmation ...