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The Senate voted to confirm President Donald Trump's nominee, Pete Hegseth, as defense secretary on Friday night after a high-tempered battle to sway lawmakers in his favor that was almost ...
Republican lawmakers celebrated after the Senate narrowly confirmed Pete Hegseth as defense secretary on Friday. The Senate was split 50-50, with three Republicans — Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska ...
Pete Hegseth, Donald Trump’s nominee to lead the Pentagon, acknowledged Tuesday he is “not a perfect person” but was defiant in the face of multiple allegations surrounding his past conduct ...
Pete Hegseth is confirmed as United States Secretary of Defense, with Vice President Vance casts the tie-breaking vote. [53] President Trump reinstates the Mexico City Policy. [54] During a press conference in North Carolina, President Trump reaffirms his stance that Canada should become the 51st state. [55] [56]
The Senate confirmed Pete Hegseth as secretary of Defense by a narrow margin on Friday night. ... Cybele Mayes-Osterman and Riley Beggin, USA TODAY. Updated January 26, 2025 at 10:43 AM.
Upon the re-election of Donald Trump in 2024, Hegseth was nominated to serve as secretary of defense in Trump's second administration. He was confirmed by the Senate in a 51–50 vote on January 24, 2025, with Vice President JD Vance casting the tie-breaking vote.
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 ...
Pete Hegseth, President-elect Donald Trump's nominee to be defense secretary, is seen during a meeting with Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas, in the U.S. Capitol on December 10, 2024.