Pete Hegseth, a former Fox News personality, was confirmed as the new Secretary of Defense after Vice President J.D. Vance cast the tie-breaking vote. Hegseth faced a sexual assault allegation and ...

Pete Hegseth gives a thumbs up as he enters the US Capitol after the Senate confirmed him as President Donald Trump’s defense secretary on Jan. 24, 2025. Getty Images 13 ...

On Friday, Pete Hegseth became the second person to be confirmed to a cabinet secretary post when Vice President JD Vance cast the deciding vote, ensuring he will be the next defense secretary. Ms.

WASHINGTON — 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 ...

Republican lawmakers celebrated after the Senate narrowly confirmed Pete Hegseth as defense secretary on Friday. The Senate was split 50-50, with three Republicans — Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska ...

Amid this, some social media users and outlets claimed that Hegseth promised he would quit drinking if the U.S. Senate confirmed him as secretary of defense — which it did, 51-50, on Jan. 24 ...

Pete Hegseth’s nomination to be secretary of Defense in Donald Trump’s new administration had been mired in controversy since he was first named, but he was still narrowly confirmed by the U.S ...

WASHINGTON ― Pete Hegseth said Wednesday he won't drink "a drop of alcohol" if confirmed to lead the Pentagon, vowing to fight through a tumultuous nomination process amid allegations of sexual ...

Pete Hegseth, an Iraq and Afghanistan war veteran and former Fox News host who promised to “return the Pentagon to the warfighters,” was confirmed as President Trump’s defense secretary in a ...

FILE - Pete Hegseth, President-elect Donald Trump's nominee to be defense secretary, testifies during his Senate Armed Services confirmation hearing in Dirksen building on Tuesday, Jan. 14, 2025.