Senate confirms Pete Hegseth as defense secretary
The Senate on Friday night confirmed President Donald Trump’s nomination of Pete Hegseth, a former Fox News personality, to ...
Recap: Senate confirms Hegseth as Defense secretary; Trump tours fire damage in LA
Donald Trump scored a big win in Washington and visited North Carolina, California and Nevada on first trip since beginning ...
Mitch McConnell votes against Pete Hegseth for defense secretary in one of his first votes outside of Republican leadership
Sen. Mitch McConnell of Kentucky voted against President Donald Trump's nominee to be secretary of defense, Pete Hegseth.
Senate confirms Pete Hegseth as defense secretary, with VP Vance breaking a tie
Three Republicans voted with every Democrat against Trump’s controversial pick to lead the Pentagon, forcing Vance to step in ...
Pete Hegseth Is Sworn In as Defense Secretary After Being Confirmed by Slim Margin
Pete Hegseth has vowed to bring his “warrior” ethos to the Pentagon. Democrats had assailed him as unfit for the job, and his ...
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Accused of Sexual Assault, Drunkenness, and Financial Mismanagement, New Defense Head Is Confirmed
Vice President JD Vance cast the tie-breaking vote in the Senate on Friday night after three Republicans—former GOP Senate leader Mitch McConnell of Kentucky, Susan Collins of Maine, and Lisa ...
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'Look in the mirror': Vance knocks Catholic organization for criticizing Trump immigration policy
Three Republican senators – Mitch McConnell of Kentucky, Susan Collins of Maine and Lisa Murkowski of Alaska – all voted against Hegseth's confirmation, but Vance broke a tie in the Senate in ...
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Hegseth is Quickly Sworn in as Defense Secretary After Dramatic Senate Vote
Three Republicans — Sens. Mitch McConnell of Kentucky, Susan Collins of Maine and Lisa Murkowski of Alaska — also voted against Hegseth, questioning his qualifications for the job. Hegseth ...
Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s famous name, controversial views collide in his bid for top U.S. health job
A son of a Democratic political dynasty, Kennedy is seeking to become the nation's top health official under President Donald ...
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Pete Hegseth overcomes attacks to narrowly win Senate confirmation as defense secretary
The final vote was 51-50, with three Republicans — Sens. Mitch McConnell of Kentucky, Susan M. Collins of Maine and Lisa Murkowski of Alaska — joining all Democrats in opposition. It was only ...