Vice President JD Vance was forced to step in after Kentucky Senator Mitch McConnell broke ranks and voted against Hegseth.

Newly-confirmed Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth received strong praise from President Trump and other Republicans following a ...

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 ...

Lawmakers voted 51-50 to make Hegseth the civilian leader of America’s armed forces, forcing Vice President JD Vance to break the tie.

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 ...

The Senate is expected to make a final confirmation vote for Pete Hegseth's defense secretary appointment under the Trump ...

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 ...