5 days ago · The US Senate on Friday approved Pete Hegseth as President Donald Trump’s defense secretary by a razor-thin margin, in which, Vice President JD Vance had to cast the tie-breaking vote.

5 days ago · Who Are the Three Republican Senators Who Voted Against Pete Hegseth? Senators Lisa Murkowski, Susan Collins and Mitch McConnell voted against confirming Donald Trump’s pick for defense secretary.

4 days ago · Pete Hegseth, President-elect Donald Trump’s choice for defense secretary, appears before the Senate Armed Services Committee for his confirmation hearing, at the Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, Jan. 14, 2025. ... Alaska Republican Party Chair Carmela Warfield, in a statement Friday that did not mention Murkowski, noted the support that ...

The procedural vote saw two Republican senators, Lisa Murkowski of Alaska and Susan Collins of Maine, breaking ranks with their party to oppose Hegseth’s nomination.

5 days ago · The Republican-controlled Senate confirmed Pete Hegseth as defense secretary, with Vice President JD Vance casting a tie-breaking vote. ... Lisa Murkowski of Alaska and Susan Collins of Maine ...

Jan 23, 2025 · Sen. Lisa Murkowski announced Thursday that she will vote against confirming Pete Hegseth to lead the Pentagon, becoming the first Republican to oppose one of President Donald Trump’s Cabinet ...

5 days ago · Trump isn’t stressing about the Pete Hegseth confirmation for Defense secretary, despite losing support from Susan Collins and Lisa Murkowski. Republicans have enough of a cushion to sustain ...

6 days ago · WASHINGTON — U.S. Senate Republicans on Thursday advanced the nomination of veteran and onetime Fox News host Pete Hegseth to lead the nation’s military, despite numerous allegations of alcohol abuse and sexual misconduct, and his history of disparaging women in the armed forces.

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate advanced the nomination of Pete Hegseth as President Donald Trump's defense secretary Thursday on a largely party-line vote, despite grave objections from Democrats ...

5 days ago · After days of meeting with silence a steady stream of questions about whether he would support Pete Hegseth’s Defense secretary nomination, McConnell became the third Senate Republican to vote ...