Vice President JD Vance was forced to step in after Kentucky Senator Mitch McConnell broke ranks and voted against Hegseth.

The Senate on Friday night voted to confirm Pete Hegseth as defense secretary after Vice President JD Vance stepped in to ...

"Our troops deserve better than someone as erratic and unqualified as Pete Hegseth," he added. Sen. Adam Schiff, D-Calif., said: "We deserve a Secretary of Defense with solid experience ...

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Republicans in the Senate and the Trump transition should not get too confident. There are plenty of nominees still to go. But so far, the nominees who have performed have done so exceptionally well.

The Senate around 9 p.m. is expected to hold a final confirmation vote for Pete Hegseth ... re going to get a much quicker response. Sen. Adam Schiff, a frequent critic of President Trump ...

The Senate narrowly confirmed Pete Hegseth as secretary of Defense ... and you’re going to get a much quicker response. Sen. Adam Schiff, a frequent critic of President Trump, said he’s ...