Senate votes to confirm Pete Hegseth

Opinion
The Vote to Confirm ‘a Wildly Unfit’ Pete Hegseth
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Pete Hegseth confirmed as defense secretary after Vance breaks tie
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 tie to confirm a Cabinet official.
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.
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Pete Hegseth’s confirmation is another painful reminder for American women
Hegseth has tended to blame “left-wing media” for turning him into a victim of a “smear campaign” orchestrated by “anonymous sources.”
Pete Hegseth, Trump's Pentagon pick, clears Senate test vote
Pete Hegseth, President Donald Trump's pick to lead the Pentagon, cleared a key procedural hurdle in the Senate on Thursday to advance his nomination.
Five takeaways from Pete Hegseth's confirmation hearing
US President-elect Donald Trump's nominee was grilled for hours about his ability to run the defence department.
Senate votes to confirm Pete Hegseth as Trump’s new Defense Secretary
The Senate narrowly confirmed Pete Hegseth on Friday as secretary of Defense, a win for President Donald Trump's new administration after its 44-year-old nominee fended off allegations of sexual assault,
Pete Hegseth confirmed as Defense Secretary
Pete Hegseth was confirmed as secretary of defense late Friday after a narrow 50-50 split in the Senate that required a tie-breaking vote from Vice
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 voted against him.
Unredacted Affidavit Claims Pete Hegseth Was ‘Abusive’ to Ex-Wife Who Had a ‘Safe Word’ if She Was in Danger
Pete Hegseth’s former sister-in-law told senators in a sworn affidavit that he made his ex-wife fear for her safety and was ...
Unredacted affidavit contains previously unreported allegation about Pete Hegseth's behavior toward second wife
Those questions come a day after Danielle Hegseth, Pete Hegseth’s former sister-in-law, said in a sworn affidavit that Pete ...
Vance defends Hegseth: ‘Pete is a disrupter’
Vice President Vance defended new Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, calling him a “disrupter” who will prove “incredibly ...
Pete Hegseth’s former sister-in-law alleges abuse against second wife in affidavit to Senate
Senators vetting the nomination of Pete Hegseth for defense secretary received an affidavit from a former sister-in-law ...
We Deserve Pete Hegseth
If you thought the former TV host would be asked important questions at his confirmation hearing, you are under the illusion ...
Ex-Fox News host Pete Hegseth confirmed as Trump's defence secretary
It was very difficult to hear properly amid the roar of the helicopter's engine, but Trump did say he was "very surprised" to ...