A federal judge temporarily blocked the president's effort to end birthright citizenship, calling it "blatantly ...
The $50,000 payment was made years after the woman told police that Hegseth sexually assaulted her in a California hotel room in 2017.
Pete Hegseth, President Donald Trump’s nominee for defense secretary, paid $50,000 to the woman who accused him of sexual assault in 2017.
The Republican-led chamber, requiring only a simple majority, voted to clear a procedural step and set the stage for confirmation likely this weekend.