McConnell's vote of conscience against Pete Hegseth, following decades of obstruction, was rendered meaningless after J.D. Vance broke the tie vote.

In a harsh attack on Catholic bishops for criticizing mass deportation, the veep is intensifying his administration’s feud with Christian clergy.

Before J.D. Vance was elected Vice President, he authored a memoir, Hillbilly Elegy, that offered insight into his family and upbringing. "Violence and chaos were an ever present part of the world that I grew up in,

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

Vance married his wife, Usha Vance, in 2014. Together, they have three children. Here's a look at his family: Usha Vance will make history Monday as the first Indian American second lady in the White House, and the first Hindu second lady.

Ohio Governor Mike DeWine announced on Friday that he is appointing Ohio Lieutenant Governor Jon Husted to fill Vice President-elect J.D. Vance's vacant seat in the Senate. DeWine made the ...

Vice President-elect JD Vance, left, and his wife, Usha Vance, arrive to a dinner event at the National Gallery of Art in Washington, Saturday, Jan. 18, 2025. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)

7 with a banner that said, "J.D. Vance [loves] Ohio State [plus] Project ... R-Alaska; Susan Collins, R-Maine; and Mitch McConnell, R-Ky. — joining the Democrats in opposing Hegseth's confirmation.

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

WASHINGTON — Pete Hegseth, a prominent conservative commentator and former Army National Guard officer, was confirmed as secretary of defense on Friday in a razor-thin 51-50 Senate vote, with Vice President JD Vance casting the tie-breaking vote.

The United States Senate has narrowly voted to confirm Army veteran and former Fox News host Pete Hegseth for the position of secretary of the U.S. Department of Defense, with Vice President J.D. Vance casting ... Collins of Maine. Vance, whose position ...

Three Republican senators, Mitch McConnell, Susan Collins, and Lisa Murkowski, joined Democrats to vote against Hegseth on Friday night, forcing Vice President J.D. Vance to cast the tiebreaking vote.