On Friday, Pete Hegseth became the second person to be confirmed to a cabinet secretary post when Vice President JD Vance ...

Sen. Mitch McConnell of Kentucky voted against President Donald Trump's nominee to be secretary of defense, Pete Hegseth.

Three Republicans voted with every Democrat against Trump’s controversial pick to lead the Pentagon, forcing Vance to step in ...

The Senate narrowly voted to confirm embattled Pete Hegseth as secretary of the Department of Defense, in a major win for ...

The Senate voted 51-50 on Friday night to confirm Hegseth, with Vice President JD Vance casting the tie-breaking vote.

Pete Hegseth confirmed as Secretary of Defense after Vice President JD Vance broke Senate tie. Nominee faced opposition and ...

Vice President Vance cast a tie-breaking vote as Hegseth overcame allegations of sexual assault, public drunkenness and ...

Hegseth's confirmation brings an end to a hard-fought battle in the Senate. The new secretary will disrupt the military's ...

Three Republican senators - Susan Collins of Maine ... called in to break a tie to confirm Mr Trump's previous pick of Betsy DeVos as education secretary. Mr Trump praised Mr Hegseth shortly ...

Mitch McConnell of Kentucky, Lisa Murkowski of Alaska and Susan Collins of Maine — joining ... Mike Pence broke a 50-50 tie to confirm Betsy DeVos as Education secretary in Trump’s first ...