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Confirmation votes taken thus far in Trump’s second term show fewer Democrats are voting in favor of the picks, roll call votes show. In 2025, five out of the nine confirmation votes received at least ...

Louisiana Republican Senator Bill Cassidy has a history of bucking political pressure and has expressed wariness over Kennedy ...

Former Fox News host Pete Hegseth was confirmed as the next secretary of defense, after Vice President J.D. Vance cast a ...

The first was also a Trump nominee, Betsy DeVos, who became secretary of education in 2017. The three Republican senators who ...

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

In a phone interview with The New Yorker in December, Sen. Richard Blumenthal, a Democrat and a member of the Senate Armed Forces Committee, described Hegseth's nomination as 'dangerous' ...

Forest Lake’s mayor shares support for Pete Hegseth after confirmation as defense secretary. Hegseth was confirmed in a ...

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, who was sworn in on Saturday, issued a statement outlining his top priorities for the ...

Sen. Mitch McConnell of Kentucky voted against President Donald Trump's nominee to be secretary of defense, Pete Hegseth.

The Senate confirmed Pete Hegseth late Friday, swatting back questions about his qualifications to lead the Pentagon.

The former Fox News host faced allegations about sexual assault and excessive drinking, which he called smears.