Penelope Hegseth is Pete’s mother. In 2018, she wrote an email to her son about his treatment toward women. “As a woman and your mother, I feel I must speak out,” Penelope wrote, according ...

Pete Hegseth, a former Fox News personality, was confirmed as the new Secretary of Defense after Vice President J.D. Vance ...

Amid Republican claims of “anonymous smears,” a named person — and a Hegseth, at that — accuses the defense secretary nominee of abusive behavior.

More:Who is Penelope Hegseth? What to know after Pete Hegseth's mother addresses leaked email Hegseth's treatment of women also came into question after The New York Times published an email his ...

Shortly after, Penelope Hegseth went on Fox News to retract the letter and defend her son, and she told the Times that she wrote the email “in anger, with emotion.” Pete Hegseth’s mother ...

Hegseth will be the first nominee of President-elect Donald Trump's second administration to face the Senate. Here's what to know.

The 44-year-old veteran and former Fox News host was sworn into office Saturday after facing allegations of sexual misconduct ...

Lawmakers voted 51-50 to make Hegseth the civilian leader of America’s armed forces, forcing Vice President JD Vance to break the tie.

The U.S. Senate voted 51-50 Friday to confirm Pete Hegseth as Secretary of Defense in President Donald Trump's new ...

In that email, Penelope Hegseth called Pete Hegseth an “abuser of women” but didn’t mention things that could be construed as physical abuse. She instead cited “the way you made Samantha ...