Vice President JD Vance was needed to break the tie in the upper chamber, putting the final tally at 51-50. "Congratulations to Pete Hegseth. He will make a great Secretary of Defense!" ...

Hegseth has a history of supporting controversial policies, including using the US military to put down domestic riots, ...

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 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 ...

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

Pete Hegseth, confirmed by the Senate as Defense secretary Friday night in a 51-50 vote, with Vice President JD Vance breaking the tie, takes over leadership of the Pentagon at a time of great ...

The Senate on Friday confirmed President Donald Trump’s nomination of Pete Hegseth, a former Fox News personality, to become the country’s next defense secretary. The appointment of Hegseth ...

This is only the second time in modern history that the vice president has had to break a tie vote for a Cabinet ... I have decided to vote against Pete Hegseth's nomination for Secretary of ...

Vance broke the tie, making Hegseth the third Trump appointee to be confirmed so far. Vance is the second vice president to issue a tie-breaking vote to confirm a cabinet nominee; the first was ...

Vice President J.D. Vance was on hand to cast a tie-breaking vote ... By The Associated Press The Senate confirmed Pete Hegseth as the nation’s defense secretary Friday in a dramatic late ...