Four takeaways from Hegseth’s confirmation hearing

Pete Hegseth’s four-hour hearing before the Senate Armed Services Committee on Tuesday was highly contentious. Democrats derided him as unfit to oversee the Defense Department’s 3 million employees and $849 billion budget. Republicans acknowledged he was an unconventional choice, but suggested it was just what the Pentagon needed. Here are four findings from the hearing: … Read more

opinion | Hegseth is dangerous but not for the reasons you think

To put it plainly: As a former weekend “Fox & Friends” anchor, Army National Guard officer and leader of two small nonprofits, Pete Hegseth is unfit to run a nuclear-armed organization with a trillion-dollar budget. Are. that’s the point. Donald Trump doesn’t want anyone to effectively manage the Pentagon; He wants to create disruption in … Read more