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 ...

Three Republicans voted with every Democrat against Trump’s controversial pick to lead the Pentagon, forcing Vance to step in ...

After the hearing wrapped up, Hegseth was treated as a hero by his supporters. He embraced his wife and a long line of ...

It’s hard to find strong enough adjectives to describe the unmitigated disaster the senate hearing on Pete Hegseth truly was. Even the few Republicans who had expressed previous concerns about his ...

During his confirmation hearing, Trump’s Defense Secretary nominee couldn’t name a single member of the Southeast Asian bloc.

WASHINGTON (AP) — 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 ... on hand to cast a tie-breaking vote, unusual in the Senate for Cabinet nominees, who typically win wider support. Hegseth himself was ...

WASHINGTON − Senators pressed Pete ... as a tie-breaker after Jan. 20. In the lead-up to the hearing, senators were expected to zero in on a 2017 sexual assault allegation against Hegseth ...

The former Fox News host faced allegations about sexual assault and excessive drinking, which he called smears.