Plus a former Minnesotan uses her bully pulpit, housing costs on the agenda, and turning away refugees already in today's Flyover news roundup.

Sen. Jack Reed released details from an affidavit alleging that Pentagon nominee Pete Hegseth's ex-wife feared for her safety during her marriage.

Trump’s Pentagon pick has denied the allegations, calling them part of a ‘smear campaign.’

New revelations in a sworn affidavit from Hegseth’s ex-sister-in-law accuse Hegseth of causing his second wife to fear for her life, and of being so drunk in uniform during a Minnesota National Guard drill weekend that his brother had to carry him out of a Minneapolis strip club.

Party loyalty remains strong even for nominees who go down. Pete Hegseth’s no different, but the Trump era has strengthened it even more.

Amid Republican claims of “anonymous smears,” a named person — and a Hegseth, at that — accuses the defense secretary nominee of abusive behavior.

This nominee is unconventional,” say supporters of the Minneapolis-born Fox News personality Trump wants to put in charge of our armed forces.

In “The War on Warriors,” published last year, the nominee to head the Pentagon lashes out at “social justice saboteurs” and other fellow Americans.

President-elect Donald Trump's controversial selection for secretary of defense, Pete Hegseth, reportedly admitted to being an 'a f--ked up individual' after having multiple affairs while married

As Hegseth’s hearing proceeded before the Senate Armed Services Committee, there was an air of unreality to the nominee’s performance. Moreover, the committee’s Republican majority seemed to have little appreciation for the gravity of decisions required of the defense secretary.

Senate Democrats are sounding the alarm over a sworn affidavit from the ex-sister-in-law of Defense secretary nominee Pete Hegseth that accuses him of being abusive toward his second wife. The