WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate confirmed Pete Hegseth as the nation’s defense secretary Friday in a dramatic late-night vote, ...

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

Pete Hegseth has been narrowly confirmed as Donald Trump’s defence secretary, with Vice President JD Vance casting the tie-breaking vote. Rarely has a Cabinet nominee faced such wide-ranging concerns ...

The most consequential cabinet official in any Administration is the Secretary of Defense. In the face of the gravest threats ...

Vice President Vance had to serve as the tie-breaking vote in Hegseth's confirmation for defense secretary. Three Republicans ...

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 ...

Confirming Hegseth despite a grave series of allegations against him appears to provide a measure of Trump's political power ...