Who Are the Three Republican Senators Who Voted Against Pete Hegseth?
Senators Lisa Murkowski, Susan Collins and Mitch McConnell voted against confirming Donald Trump’s pick for defense secretary. To Capitol insiders, their decisions weren’t surprising.
Hegseth confirmed as Pentagon chief after Vance breaks tie vote in U.S. Senate
Veteran and former Fox News host Pete Hegseth will be the next secretary of defense, after he was confirmed late Friday by the U.S. Senate by the narrowest of margins. Vice President J.D. Vance cast the deciding vote to break a 50-50 tie after three Republican senators — Lisa Murkowski of Alaska,
Pete Hegseth narrowly clears Senate test vote, poised for final confirmation on Friday
Defense secretary nominee Pete Hegseth narrowly earned enough Republican support to clear a key Senate hurdle and is now all but assured confirmation.
How every senator voted on Pete Hegseth for defense secretary
Pete Hegseth was confirmed after Vice President JD Vance cast a tie-breaking vote in support of his nomination. See how your senators voted.
Vice president breaks tie as Senate confirms Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth
Pete Hegseth needed the vice president's vote to break a Senate tie for his confirmation as Defense secretary. Kelly and Gallego of Arizona voted no.
Senate confirms Pete Hegseth as defense secretary; Vance casts tiebreaking vote
The Senate narrowly confirmed Pete Hegseth as the next secretary of defense, approving President Trump's pick to lead the Pentagon after a contentious battle over his nomination. He was sworn in Saturday morning.
Pete Hegseth confirmed as next defense secretary in extremely narrow Senate vote
The Senate, in an extremely narrow vote, confirmed Pete Hegseth, President Donald Trump's embattled pick to serve as secretary of defense.
Pete Hegseth faces grilling from Democrats at confirmation hearing as GOP senators voice support
Pete Hegseth, President-elect Donald Trump's pick to lead the Pentagon, faced some tough questions from Democrats on the ...
What’s the Gender, Race and Religious Makeup of the Current Congress?
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From Tallahassee to DC: Ashley Moody sworn in as Florida's newest US senator
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119th Congress brings new growth in racial, ethnic diversity to Capitol Hill
Overall, 139 of today’s senators and representatives identify as Black, Hispanic, Asian American or Native American.
Republican Sen. Marsha Blackburn eyes gubernatorial bid: report
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Marco Rubio breezes through Senate confirmation, becomes first Latino secretary of State
Marco Rubio was overwhelming confirmed by the Senate as secretary of State to Donald Trump. He becomes the global face of ...
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U.S. Senate Republicans have little to say about Trump pardons of 1,500 Jan. 6 defendants
Barring a few exceptions, Senate Republicans on Tuesday largely deflected or altogether avoided questions about President Donald Trump’s broad clemency for over 1,500 defendants who stormed the U.S.