Pete Hegseth, Donald Trump’s pick for secretary of defense, was involved in a police investigation into an alleged sexual assault in 2017, local officials in California confirmed Thursday night.

The Pentagon holds briefing after President-elect Trump picks Hegseth to lead the department.

Washington — President-elect Donald Trump is expected to nominate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to lead the Department of Health and Human Services, according to three sources familiar with the selection. Kennedy has a long record of criticizing vaccines, including spreading misleading claims about their safety.

President-elect Donald Trump tapped Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to lead the Department of Health and Human Services.

During his presidential campaign, Kennedy developed a national profile for his criticism of the Covid vaccines and childhood immunizations.

A week after Election Day, Trump said: "It is my great honor to announce Sen. Marco Rubio of Florida is hereby nominated to be US Secretary of State."

President-elect Donald Trump has named Sen. Marco Rubio as his choice for secretary of state. Here are five things to know about the Republican from Florida, now in his third U.S. Senate term: He is the son of Cuban immigrants Rubio,