Not to mention some star-spangled socks and a flag belt buckle. At Pete Hegseth's confirmation hearing, the accessories mattered.Credit...Photographs by Haiyun Jiang for The New York Times (top ...

Pete Hegseth looked great ... An American-flag hankie was tucked into his jacket breast pocket. Flags adorned his socks. At least when it came to attire, no one was going to out-patriotism ...

Rockaway Point: Watching Senate confirmation hearings for Pete Hegseth, the man is lying. He’s a drunk, a womanizer, an abuser of women and arrogant. Look at his eyes, he’s lying.