Hegseth Is Second Cabinet Secretary in History to Advance on Tiebreaker Vote
On Friday, Pete Hegseth became the second person to be confirmed to a cabinet secretary post when Vice President JD Vance cast the deciding vote, ensuring he will be the next defense secretary. Ms.
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.
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Vance breaks tie to confirm Pete Hegseth as Defense secretary
Vice President Vance on Friday broke a Senate tie to confirm Pete Hegseth as President Trump’s secretary of Defense, capping a bruising two-month fight over the nominee, who faced a litany of ...
Do Trump’s Cabinet picks have more support now than in his last term? What votes show
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 ...
Vice President Vance casts tie-breaking Senate vote to narrowly confirm Pete Hegseth as defense secretary
The Senate narrowly voted to confirm embattled Pete Hegseth as secretary of the Department of Defense, in a major win for President Donald Trump and his new administration.
Senate confirms Hegseth as defense secretary with Vance breaking tie
Pete Hegseth was confirmed as defense secretary late Friday by the U.S. Senate after Vice President JD Vance broke a 50-50 tie as Senate president.
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Pete Hegseth Confirmed As Defense Secretary After Historic Senate Tie-Break By VP Vance
Pete Hegseth confirmed as Secretary of Defense after Vice President JD Vance broke Senate tie. Nominee faced opposition and allegations.
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JD Vance breaks Senate tie, votes to confirm Hegseth in a victory for Trump
Republican Senators Mitch McConnell from Kentucky, Susan Collins from Maine, and Lisa Murkowski from Alaska voted ... to break a tie for a cabinet appointment. The first was Betsy DeVos' 2017 ...
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"Winning is what matters, right?": Hegseth confirmed as defense secretary by single vote
Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, and Susan Collins, R-Maine, had already announced their ... vote for former Department of Education head Betsy DeVos in 2017. Trump celebrated the confirmation of his ...
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Oklahoma Sen Mullin confident Hegseth will be confirmed, predicts who Democrats will try to sink next
That was former Vice President Pence in February 2017, to confirm Betsy DeVos as Education Secretary ... Susan Collins, R-Maine, and Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, both publicly declared their ...
Hegseth outlines priorities after being sworn in to lead Pentagon
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, who was sworn in on Saturday, issued a statement outlining his top priorities for the Pentagon under President Trump. “It is the privilege of a lifetime to lead the ...