The Senate, in an extremely narrow vote, confirmed Pete Hegseth, President Donald Trump's embattled pick to serve as secretary of defense. The vote was initially 50-50, with Vice President JD ...

WASHINGTON – The U.S. Senate confirmed Pete Hegseth as the new defense secretary on Friday night after Vice President JD Vance broke a 50-50 tie.. Leer en español. President Donald Trump ...

Iraq War veteran and former Fox News Host Pete Hegseth was confirmed as the next defense secretary by a narrow, partisan margin Friday, allowing the divisive nominee to assume leadership of ...

WASHINGTON — The Senate confirmed Pete Hegseth as the nation's defense secretary late Friday in a dramatic tie-breaking vote, swatting back questions about his qualifications to lead the ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate confirmed Pete Hegseth as the nation’s defense secretary Friday in a dramatic late-night vote, swatting back questions about his qualifications to lead the ...

Donald Trump Jr., the president-elect’s son, wrote on social media that senators like Ms. Ernst who had voted to confirm Lloyd J. Austin III as defense secretary but were waffling on Mr. Hegseth ...

Republican senators may have confirmed Pete Hegseth as the nation’s 29th defense secretary, but as Pentagon scandals keep ...

Meanwhile, in Washington, the Senate confirmed Pete Hegseth as the nation’s defense secretary in a dramatic late-night vote. Vice President JD Vance was on hand to cast a tiebreaking vote ...

FILE - Pete Hegseth, President-elect Donald Trump's nominee to be defense secretary, testifies during his Senate Armed Services confirmation hearing in Dirksen building on Tuesday, Jan. 14, 2025.