The Senate voted 50-50 to confirm the alleged sexual abuser to lead the Pentagon. Vice President J.D. Vance broke the tie ...

Mr. Trump, who was in California surveying wildfire damage, said he was unaware how McConnell voted, but praised Hegseth, saying he's "going to be a great secretary of defense." Before Vance cast the ...

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

Pete Hegseth, an Iraq and Afghanistan war veteran and former Fox News host who promised to “return the Pentagon to the warfighters,” was confirmed as President Trump’s defense secretary in a ...

Pete Hegseth will become the next secretary of defense after a Senate majority confirmed President Donald Trump’s choice despite his lack of high-level experience and allegations — which he denied — ...

With their slim majority, Republicans could only afford to lose three GOP votes and still confirm the defense secretary with a tie-breaking vote by Vance. Hegseth had been engaged with senators as ...

saying he's "going to be a great secretary of defense." Before Vance cast the tie-breaker, he wrote, "I thought I was done voting in the senate." During his contentious confirmation hearing last ...

Donald Trump prevailed on Friday night as ex-Fox News host Pete Hegseth was confirmed as the new Secretary of Defense by a razor thin majority after Vice President JD Vance cast a tie-breaking vote.

Pete Hegseth was sworn in as Defense Secretary on Saturday, following a tie-breaking vote by Vice President JD Vance to end a stalemate in Hegseth’s confirmation hearing, during which some ...

and a litany of other indiscretions — has been confirmed as the United States Secretary of Defense. Hegseth, who promised senators he would stop drinking if given the keys to the Pentagon ...

Pete Hegseth is the new secretary of defense thanks to a tie-breaking vote by Vice President JD Vance. The Senate confirmed Hegseth Friday night, Fox News reported. Three Republicans voted against ...