Vice President JD Vance was forced to step in after Kentucky Senator Mitch McConnell broke ranks and voted against Hegseth.

Vice President JD Vance was needed to break the tie in the upper chamber, putting the final tally at 51-50. "Congratulations to Pete Hegseth. He will make a great Secretary of Defense!" ...

Pete Hegseth was sworn in as Defense Secretary on Saturday, following a tie-breaking vote by Vice President JD Vance to end a stalemate in Hegseth’s confirmation hearing, during which some ...

Pete Hegseth, an Iraq and Afghanistan war veteran and former Fox News host who promised to “return the Pentagon to the warfighters,” was confirmed as President Trump’s defense secretary in a ...

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

Vice President JD Vance voted to break the tie. Helene Cooper and Karoun Demirjian Reporting from Washington Vice President JD Vance had to cast the tiebreaking vote. Pete Hegseth was sworn in as ...

The Senate on Friday confirmed President Donald Trump’s nomination of Pete Hegseth, a former Fox News personality, to become the country’s next defense secretary. The appointment of Hegseth ...

Vance broke the tie, making Hegseth the third Trump appointee to be confirmed so far. Vance is the second vice president to issue a tie-breaking vote to confirm a cabinet nominee; the first was ...

The Senate confirmed Pete Hegseth as ... was on hand to cast a tie-breaking vote, unusual in the Senate for Cabinet nominees, who typically win wider support. Hegseth himself was at the Capitol ...

WASHINGTON — 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 at ...

Vice President J.D. Vance was on hand to cast a tie-breaking vote ... By The Associated Press The Senate confirmed Pete Hegseth as the nation’s defense secretary Friday in a dramatic late ...