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Senate Confirms Hegseth as Defense Secretary

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.

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Hegseth sworn in as defense secretary after narrow Senate vote

Pete Hegseth was sworn in to lead the Department of Defense on Saturday, after a narrow vote in the Senate. The vote on Friday night was initially 50-50, with Vice President JD Vance then casting the tie-breaking vote.

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Senate confirms Pete Hegseth as defense secretary, with VP Vance breaking a tie

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

Defense secretary revokes security detail and clearance for Trump critic Gen. Mark Milley, orders investigation

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on Tuesday revoked the security detail and security clearance for Gen. Mark Milley, according ...

The Latest: Hegseth confirmed as defense secretary in victory for Trump

President Donald Trump is heading into the fifth day of his second term in office, striving to remake the traditional ...

Some of Trump’s more controversial picks will appear before Senate committees to make their case

Robert F. Kennedy Jr., Tulsi Gabbard and Kash Patel are expected to be grilled by senators during their confirmation hearings ...

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Pete Hegseth confirmed as Secretary of Defense after Vance casts tiebreaking vote

The Senate voted 51-50 to confirm Pete Hegseth as the next Secretary of Defense, following days of questioning by legislators. The narrow confirmation came after three Republicans voted against ...

Defence Minister Richard Marles has ‘warm’ phone conversation with new US Secretary of Defence Pete Hegseth

Deputy Prime Minister Richard Marles has had a ‘warm’ phone call with US President Donald Trump’s new Secretary of Defence ...

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