Pete Hegseth, President Trump's nominee to lead the Defense Department, is on track to be confirmed as soon as Friday night if his support holds.

The answers were provided to Senator Elizabeth Warren in response to additional questions she had for Hegseth as part of the vetting process.

Pete Hegseth, President Donald Trump’s nominee for defense secretary, paid $50,000 to the woman who accused him of sexual assault in 2017.

Pete Hegseth, President Trump's pick for defense secretary, told Sen. Elizabeth Warren that he paid a woman $50,000 who had accused him of sexual assault in 2017, two sources confirmed to CBS News.

The payment is according to answers he provided to a senator during his confirmation process that The Associated Press has obtained.

Pete Hegseth, Donald Trump's nominee for defense secretary, has faced allegations of sexual assault, resulting in a $50,000 payout to the accuser. Despite denying wrongdoing, two Republican senators opposed his nomination.

The 2020 settlement by Trump’s pick to lead the Pentagon was confidential but was revealed in response to Sen. Elizabeth Warren’s confirmation questions.

D: Former Fox News host Pete Hegseth’s Defense Secretary nomination cleared a Senate procedural hurdle, pointing to a likely confirmation for one of Donald Trump’s most controversial picks. The vote was 51-49.

During Day 1 of Pete Hegseth’s confirmation hearings, Warren confronted the Trump nominee over his "straight up” opposition to women in combat roles. “I'm quoting you from the podcast,” she said.

Pete Hegseth, Trump's pick for secretary of defense, faced questioning from Sen. Warren and Sen. Shaheen over his comments on women in the military.

Democrats repeatedly called Pete Hegseth unfit to be secretary of defense, but Republicans on the Senate Armed Services Committee expressed nothing but support for his candidacy at a confirmation hearing.

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