Jan 25, 2025 · Pete Hegseth eked out a victory Friday night when Vice President JD Vance cast a tie-breaking vote to deliver him enough votes in the Senate to become the next secretary of defense. This is...

The vote may have been too close for comfort for all the wrong reasons -- but, at the end of the day, Pete Hegseth will be our next head of the Pentagon, thanks to a tie breaking vote from Vice...

Jan 25, 2025 · The 44-year-old Hegseth was confirmed after a 50-50 vote in the Senate, when Vice-President J.D. Vance came to the chamber to break the tie, after three Republicans — Mitch McConnell, along with ...

Nov 16, 2024 · Vice President-elect J.D. Vance came to the defense of Pete Hegseth, tapped by President-elect Donald Trump to lead the Pentagon, over his tattoos. Mr. Hegseth, an Army National Guard...

Jan 25, 2025 · Vice President JD Vance casts the tie-breaking vote to confirm Pete Hegseth as secretary of the Department of Defense. As secretary, Hegseth has sworn to overhaul the department, particularly...

Jan 25, 2025 · Lawmakers voted 51-50 to make Hegseth the civilian leader of America's armed forces, forcing Vice President JD Vance to break the tie.

Dec 6, 2024 · Vice President-elect J.D. Vance said Friday that combat veteran Pete Hegseth is "the right guy" to lead the Department of Defense and ensured that President-elect Donald Trump will not abandon the nomination.

Jan 25, 2025 · U.S. Vice President J.D. Vance (L) swears in Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth alongside his wife Jennifer Rauchet in the Indian Treaty Room in the Eisenhower Executive Office Building on January ...

Jan 26, 2025 · Vice President JD Vance, from left, swears in Pete Hegseth to be Secretary of Defense as his wife Jennifer Rauchet holds the Bible and Hegseth’s son watches in the Indian Treaty Room of the Eisenhower Executive Office Building on the White House campus in Washington, Saturday, Jan. 25, 2025. (AP Photo/Rod Lamkey, Jr.)

Jan 25, 2025 · Vice President J.D. Vance cast a tie-breaking vote as Hegseth overcame allegations of sexual assault, public drunkenness and questions of financial mismanagement to win Senate approval.