Pete Hegseth was confirmed as defense secretary late Friday by the U.S. Senate after Vice President JD Vance broke a 50-50 ...

Vice President JD Vance cast the 51-50 tie-breaking vote to confirm Hegseth, whose nomination was surrounded by several ...

President Donald Trump's nominee to lead the Pentagon, Pete Hegseth, confirmed that he paid $50,000 to a woman who accused ...

Pete Hegseth has vowed to bring his “warrior” ethos to the Pentagon. Democrats had assailed him as unfit for the job, and his ...

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

The Senate’s 50-50 vote for Pete Hegseth marked the second time in history that a vice president was called upon to break the ...

The U.S. Senate narrowly voted on Thursday to advance the nomination of Pete Hegseth, a former Fox News host and military veteran, to be President Donald Trump's secretary of defense, clearing the way ...

Pete Hegseth, President Donald Trump's nominee for defense secretary, paid $50,000 to the woman who accused him of sexual assault in 2017.

Mitch McConnell of Kentucky, Lisa Murkowski of Alaska and Susan ... On Thursday, NBC News obtained answers Hegseth provided to Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., as part of the confirmation process ...

President Donald Trump is remaking the traditional boundaries of Washington, asserting unprecedented executive power and ...

Donald Trump's pick for Defense Secretary, faced stiff criticism from Democrats and some Republicans—requiring a tie-breaking ...

The Senate has officially confirmed Pete Hegseth's defense secretary appointment under the Trump administration on Friday.