CNN's political commentators Scott Jennings and Karen Finney join CNN's Dana Bash to give their takeaways of Pete Hegseth's Senate confirmation hearing. DANA BASH: Pete Hegseth, Donald Trump's pick to run the Department of Defense,

Hegseth was cool in the face of this unhinged questioning. They made him look good today,” said Scott Jennings on CNN.

CNN's Scott Jennings argued that Defense Secretary-designate Pete Hegseth kicked Democrats' asses during his confirmation hearing on Tuesday.

Pete Hegseth could hardly be more suited to be Donald Trump’s secretary of Defense — even though he’d surely be deemed unqualified by any conventional president.

Pete Hegseth, Donald Trump's pick for secretary of Defense, sat for a brutal four-hour confirmation hearing that was absolutely unhinged TV.

Way host Mark Halperin analyzes the Hegseth and Bondi confirmation hearings with co-hosts Sean Spicer and Dan Turrentine. MARK HALPERIN: I think it helps every other nominee for three reasons. One is they now have a template about how to do this,

Scott Jennings defended Pete Hegseth on CNN after Catherine Rampell minimized Hegseth's credentials to a TV host role. Jennings highlighted Hegseth's 20 years of decorated military service and Ivy League education.

Tensions ran high between Nevada Senator Jacky Rosen and President-elect Donald Trump's Sec. of Defense nominee Pete Hegseth Tuesday afternoon in the nation's c

"Hegseth was cool in the face of this unhinged questioning. They made him look good today," said Scott Jennings on CNN.

CNN's Inside Politics had a field day with the "level of anger' displayed by Trump during his bizarre stream-of-consciousness press conference Tuesday.

Hegseth and Republicans on the Senate Armed Services Committee were critical of the Defense Department's diversity and inclusion efforts during his hearing.

President-elect Donald Trump’s nominee for Secretary of Defense, Pete Hegseth, has become one of his most controversial selections, with multiple allegations surfacing against him, including ...