His confirmation at stake, Pete Hegseth worked the phones ahead of a U.S. Senate vote late Friday to shore up support to become the nation's defence secretary amid new questions and mounting ...

The 44-year-old Hegseth was confirmed after a 50-50 vote in the Senate, when Vice-President J.D. Vance came to the ... the tie-breaking vote to confirm Betsy DeVos as education secretary in ...

Hegseth's confirmation brings an end to a hard-fought battle in the Senate. The new secretary will disrupt the military's ...

Vice President J.D. Vance cast a tie-breaking vote after Sen ... was during the first Trump term when Vice President Mike ...

The Senate just barely confirmed Pete Hegseth as Defense Secretary last week. Mitch McConnell’s vote against him in particular could spell trouble for Trump's shakiest nominees, including Robert F.

Vice President J.D. Vance cast the deciding vote to break a 50-50 tie after ... In 2017, then-Vice President Mike Pence cast the deciding vote for Betsy DeVos as education secretary. Hegseth, 44, has ...

Confirmation votes taken thus far in Trump’s second term show fewer Democrats are voting in favor of the picks, roll call votes show. In 2025, five out of the nine confirmation votes received at least ...

Former Fox News host Pete Hegseth was confirmed as Defense Secretary Friday night on a narrow vote in the U.S. Senate, a ...

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Vance had not been on the senate floor during the vote. It wasn't until three GOP senators voted against Hegseth's nomination that he made his way to the Capitol to cast the tie-breaking vote ...

Vice President JD Vance was on hand to cast a tie-breaking vote, unusual in the Senate for Cabinet nominees, who typically win wider support.