Vice President Vance defended new Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, calling him a “disrupter” who will prove “incredibly necessary.” Vance joined CBS News’s “Face the Nation” on Sunday ...

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Hegseth's confirmation is a narrow victory for Trump and supporters who want to see a warrior and change agent lead the Pentagon.

The vote was narrow, it required Vice President JD Vance to break the tie, in part because 3 Republicans defected to vote with Democrats due to Hegseth ... “And I have a tattoo on my penis ...

Hegseth was confirmed after a 50-50 vote in the Senate, when Vice President JD Vance came to the chamber ... of the Army National Guard over his tattoos. Hegseth noted the incident during the ...

Vice President JD Vance was needed to break the tie in the upper chamber, putting the final tally at 51-50. "Congratulations to Pete Hegseth. He will make a great Secretary of Defense!" ...

A former Fox News host and military veteran, Hegseth secured support from all but three Republicans to win confirmation with a 51-50 vote, with Vice President JD Vance breaking the tie.

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 ...

WASHINGTON – The U.S. Senate confirmed Pete Hegseth as the new defense secretary on Friday night after Vice President JD Vance broke a ... domestic abuse, and tattoos associated with extremism.

Pete Hegseth will be the next secretary of defense after Vice President JD Vance cast a historic vote to save his confirmation when Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-KY) rejected the nominee at the last hour.

Pete Hegseth has been confirmed as defense secretary after a tie-breaking vote by JD Vance. The outspoken Army ... due to controversy over his tattoo of a Jerusalem cross; he also has a tattoo ...