Pete Hegseth disclosed a USD 50,000 payment to a woman who accused him of sexual assault in 2017 during his Senate confirmation process.

The news of the payment amount comes the same day the Senate advanced Hegseth’s nomination along a party-line vote.

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

CHICAGO (AP) — President Donald Trump announced Thursday he would pardon anti-abortion activists convicted of blockading abortion clinic entrances. Trump called it “a great honor to sign this.” ...