Pete Hegseth was confirmed as defense secretary late Friday by the U.S. Senate after Vice President JD Vance broke a 50-50 ...

Vice President JD Vance cast the 51-50 tie-breaking vote to confirm Hegseth, whose nomination was surrounded by several ...

Pete Hegseth has vowed to bring his “warrior” ethos to the Pentagon. Democrats had assailed him as unfit for the job, and his ...

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

The Senate’s 50-50 vote for Pete Hegseth marked the second time in history that a vice president was called upon to break the ...

Donald Trump's pick for Defense Secretary, faced stiff criticism from Democrats and some Republicans—requiring a tie-breaking ...

Barring a last-minute surprise, it looks like Pete Hegseth will be the next defense secretary after all. The Senate is on ...

The Senate has officially confirmed Pete Hegseth's defense secretary appointment under the Trump administration on Friday.

Mitch McConnell, Lisa Murkowski and Susan Collins sided ... Last month, a group led by Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass, wrote a letter to Trump’s incoming chief of staff arguing Hegseth’s ...

The settlement’s existence after a 2017 accusation had been documented before the defense secretary nominee’s confirmation ...

Contentious hearings to consider Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to lead the Department of Health and Human Services this week have ...