New negative revelations about Hegseth surface ahead of tight confirmation vote - Hegseth told senator he paid $50,000 to woman who accused him of sexual assault, and his second wife is bound by non-d

A Princeton and Harvard-educated former combat veteran, Hegseth went on to make a career at Fox News, where he hosted a weekend show. Trump tapped him as the defense secretary to lead an organization with nearly 2.1 million service members, about 780,000 civilians and a budget of $850 billion.