Live updates: Pete Hegseth confirmation hearing for Minister of Defense

Pete Hegseth, President Donald Trump’s pick to lead the Pentagon, will face a Senate panel Tuesday for his confirmation hearing as he is expected to be questioned over allegations ranging from sexual assault to excessive alcohol exposure in the workplace.

Hegseth has denied all charges and has made several trips to Capitol Hill to drum up support since he was announced as Trump’s pick in November, including meeting with senators as recently as last week.

Here are some quick facts about Hegseth. For a complete guide, read this story.

Who is Hegseth?: He is a decorated combat veteran who was deployed to Guantanamo Bay in Cuba, Iraq and Afghanistan. He has won two Bronze Star Medals for his service in Iraq and Afghanistan. He went on to lead two nonprofits, Veteran Advocacy, Vets for Freedom and Concerned Veterans for America, and joined Fox News as a contributor in 2014, eventually co-hosting the weekend “Fox & Friends” show.

What are the allegations against him?: Hegseth was accused by a woman of sexually assaulting her in October 2017 following a speaking engagement at a conference held by a Republican women’s group in Monterey, California. According to a police report obtained by CNN, the woman told police that Hegseth physically blocked her from leaving a hotel room, took her phone and then sexually assaulted her, even though she “remembered saying ‘no’ a lot.” Hegseth told police that their meeting was consensual and that he had repeatedly made sure the woman “was privy to what was going on between the two of them.”

Hegseth was not charged with a crime in connection with the charge.

Concern about behavior in the workplaces: Hegseth has also been accused of mismanaging funds at Vets for Freedom, including inappropriate spending, such as parties, which a former employee of the group described as “deplorable,” according to The New Yorker. In response to the New Yorker’s reporting, a Hegseth adviser said in a statement to CNN: “We are not going to comment on outlandish allegations whitewashed through the New Yorker by a petty and jealous disgruntled former colleague of Mr. Hegseth’s.”

History of controversial comments: Hegseth has on several occasions slammed the policies in the very department he could soon lead. He has criticized efforts to allow women into combat roles and accuses the military of lowering standards to allow women into those jobs. Hegseth said on a podcast last year that he specifically took issue with women in “physical, labor-intensive jobs,” such as those with Navy SEALs, Army Rangers, Army Special Forces, Marine Forces Special Operations and jobs such as those in infantry, armor – and artillery units.