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Vance breaks tie in Senate to confirm Pete Hegseth as defense secretary

The Senate confirmed Pete Hegseth as the nation’s defense secretary Friday in a dramatic late-night vote, swatting back questions about his qualifications to lead the Pentagon amid allegations of heavy drinking and aggressive behavior toward women.

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Vance breaks tie in Senate to confirm Pete Hegseth; Trump tours wildfire damage in California

President Donald Trump traveled to California to survey the wildfire damage in his first presidential visit since his inauguration.

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Former Fox News Host Pete Hegseth Confirmed As Defense Secretary After Vice President JD Vance Breaks Senate Tie Vote

Pete Hegseth, the former co-host of Fox & Friends Weekend, will be the next secretary of defense, after he squeaked by Senate confirmation with Vice President JD Vance breaking a tie 50-50 vote.

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Senate confirms Pete Hegseth as defense secretary

President Donald Trump has arrived in Los Angeles to tour the wildfire devastation there. Earlier in the day, he suggested at ...

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Armed man at Capitol threatened to kill Scott Bessent, Pete Hegseth, Mike Johnson

An armed man arrested at the U.S. Capitol said he planned to kill Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and Secretary of Defense ...

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Live updates: Vance breaks tie to confirm Hegseth as Trump’s Defense secretary

The Senate is set to hold a final confirmation voe on Pete Hegseth’s nomination for Defense secretary on Friday, a day after ...

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Monday briefing: Trump and Colombia standoff; Pete Hegseth and Kristi Noem; Los Angeles fires; Super Bowl LIX; and more

The U.S. and Colombia settled a tense standoff over deportations. Two key Trump Cabinet picks were confirmed by the Senate this weekend. Displaced Palestinians are returning home to devastated ...

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Pete Hegseth’s ‘Deeply Troubling’ Selection

Readers say he lacks the qualifications and integrity to be defense secretary. Also: Heroism amid the tragedy in L.A.; alone ...

Highlights from Donald Trump’s fifth day in office

President Donald Trump is visiting hurricane-battered western North Carolina and wildfire-ravaged Los Angeles on Friday, ...

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