6 days ago · The Senate narrowly voted to confirm embattled Pete Hegseth as secretary of the Department of Defense, in a major win for President Donald Trump and his new administration. Vice President JD Vance ...

6 days ago · Pete Hegseth eked out a victory Friday night when Vice President JD Vance cast a tie-breaking vote to deliver him enough votes in the Senate to become the next secretary of defense.. Why It ...

6 days ago · The final results on Hegseth’s confirmation following Vice President JD Vance’s tie-breaking vote on Jan. 24, 2025. AP. Hegseth, a retired Army major and fierce critic of “woke” military ...

6 days ago · The 44-year-old Hegseth was confirmed after a 50-50 vote in the Senate, when Vice-President J.D. Vance came to the chamber to break the tie, after three Republicans — Mitch McConnell, along with ...

Vice President JD Vance, in his role as president of the Senate, then broke the tie, confirming Hegseth by 51-50. Vance swore Hegseth in as defense secretary on Saturday morning.

Vice President JD Vance on Friday delivered his first tie-breaking vote in the senate, confirming Pete Hegseth, a Trump confidant and Iraq veteran, as defense secretary after a contentious battle ...

5 days ago · “Pete is a disrupter” said Vice President JD Vance in explaining why he is pleased that Pete Hegseth is now the nation’s secretary of Defense. Speaking in an interview for Sunday’s edition ...

5 days ago · US Vice President J.D. Vance (L) swears in Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth alongside his wife Jennifer Rauchet and their children in the Indian Treaty Room in the Eisenhower Executive Office ...

That being said: J.D. Vance stepped up, Pete Hegseth will be our next defense secretary, and all is right with the world for one night. And as for the closeness of the vote, one hopes what we saw ...

6 days ago · The United States Senate has narrowly voted to confirm Army veteran and former Fox News host Pete Hegseth for the position of secretary of the U.S. Department of Defense, with Vice President J.D. Vance casting the tie-breaking vote. Hegseth received a 50-50 vote by the Senate on Friday evening, with ...