The Senate voted 51-50 on Friday night to confirm Hegseth, with Vice President JD Vance casting the tie-breaking vote.

Former Fox News host Pete Hegseth was confirmed as the next secretary of defense, after Vice President J.D. Vance cast a ...

Hegseth's confirmation brings an end to a hard-fought battle in the Senate. The new secretary will disrupt the military's ...

In a phone interview with The New Yorker in December, Sen. Richard Blumenthal, a Democrat and a member of the Senate Armed ...

FOREST LAKE, Minn. (FOX 9) - Forest Lake native Pete Hegseth has now been sworn in as President Donald Trump’s pick for defense secretary. Late on Friday night, the United States Senate voted to give ...

Iowa's Republican U.S. Sen. Joni Ernst said Tuesday she will vote to confirm Pete Hegseth to lead the U.S. Department of Defense, ending weeks of speculation about whether she would stand in ...

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, who was sworn in on Saturday, issued a statement outlining his top priorities for the ...

Sen. Mitch McConnell of Kentucky voted against President Donald Trump's nominee to be secretary of defense, Pete Hegseth.

Pete Hegseth narrowly secured enough votes on Friday to become the next U.S. defense secretary, a major victory for President ...

The Senate confirmed Pete Hegseth late Friday, swatting back questions about his qualifications to lead the Pentagon.

Vice President Vance cast a tie-breaking vote as Hegseth overcame allegations of sexual assault, public drunkenness and ...

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