Sen. Mazie Hirono (D-Hawaii) pressed Hegseth on whether he would resign if he drank in office (he declined to answer directly) and Sen. Tammy Duckworth (D-Ill.) gave the former Fox host a pop quiz, asking him to name nations in ASEAN (the Association of Southeast Asian Nations), which he failed to do.

He is the real deal,” former U.S. Sen. Norm Coleman said, but Minnesota native Hegseth is facing tough questions from Democrats on the Senate Armed Services Committee.

Pete Hegseth spent several hours in front of the Senate, where Democrats repeatedly questioned his fitness for the position of secretary of defense.

Pete Hegseth, President-elect Donald Trump‘s nominee to lead the Defense Department, backed off his past opposition to women serving in combat roles in the military but insisted Tuesday that he would keep standards high for all service members in a combative confirmation hearing.

Pete Hegseth, President-elect Donald Trump’s choice for defense secretary, was grilled by Democratic senators during a contentious confirmation hearing. WSJ’s Molly Ball analyzes the top moments.