But Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth squeaked by 51 to 50, with Vice President J.D. Vance casting the second-ever tie-breaking ...

The North Carolina senator provided pivotal 50th “yes” vote to confirm Hegseth as defense secretary.

Pete Hegseth’s confirmation vote from the Senate on Friday night, in a tie broken by Vice President J.D. Vance, was helped by ...

Social media critics raked Republican Sen. Thom Tillis (R-NC) over the coals after he, along with Vice President J.D. Vance, ...

Lawmakers are set to grill Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., Tulsi Gabbard and Kash Patel, three of Trump’s most controversial Cabinet ...

Vice President J.D. Vance, a practicing Catholic, said that he was “heartbroken” by what he called unfair criticism by ...

Veteran and former Fox News host Pete Hegseth will be the next secretary of defense, after he was confirmed late Friday by ...

Late Friday evening, North Carolina’s Sen. Thom Tillis was the key vote leading to confirmation of Pete Hegseth, 44, as the ...

The former and current vice president to Trump found themselves under the same roof on Monday, Jan. 20 Ricky Carioti/The ...

Vice President J.D. Vance was on hand to cast a tie-breaking vote, unusual in the Senate for Cabinet nominees, who typically ...

Vice President J.D. Vance cast the deciding vote to break a 50-50 tie after three Republican senators opposed Trump’s ...

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