All but two Republicans voted to advance Pete Hegseth’s nomination as secretary of defense to a final vote, as Democrats raced to bolster fresh allegations about his personal conduct.

Pete Hegseth has been working in the public eye for several years. As a previous on-air Fox News co-host, the Minnesota native is a published author, a father, a husband and a vocal conservative.

Pete Hegseth is best known for his time at Fox News, but to dismiss the U.S. Army national guardsman as nothing more than a TV host would be misleading. President-elect Donald Trump selected ...