Vice President Vance cast a tie-breaking vote as Hegseth overcame allegations of sexual assault, public drunkenness and questions of financial mismanagement to win Senate approval.
Numerous neoconservative figures have come out of the woodwork to slam President Donald Trump’s efforts to put an end to the war in Ukraine. Foreign policy hawks such as Republican Mississippi Sen.
Pete Hegseth, an Iraq and Afghanistan war veteran ... Former Vice President Mike Pence helped confirm Education Secretary Betsy Devos by offering the final vote in 2017. Hegseth thanked Trump ...
The first was when Vice President Mike Pence did it to make Betsy DeVos ... service member advocacy make at least one thing clear: Pete Hegseth will put the men and women of our military first.” ...
Vice President Vance on Friday broke a Senate tie to confirm Pete Hegseth as President Trump ... Former Vice President Mike Pence broke a tie to confirm Betsy DeVos as secretary of Education ...
The Senate confirmed Pete Hegseth late Friday, swatting back questions about his qualifications to lead the Pentagon.
In 2017, then-Vice President Mike Pence broke a 50-50 tie to confirm Betsy DeVos as Education secretary in Trump’s first term. “Congratulations to Pete Hegseth. He will make a great Secretary ...
Pete Hegseth ... in voting against Hegseth. The only previous time a vice president broke a tie on a Cabinet confirmation was during the first Trump term when Vice President Mike Pence cast ...
President Donald Trump’s defense secretary nominee Pete Hegseth was confirmed in ... member was the second in American history after Mike Pence did the same to confirm Betsy DeVos as Secretary ...
Pete Hegseth overcame allegations of sexual ... vote was during the first Trump term when Vice President Mike Pence cast a vote to confirm Betsy DeVos, who became education secretary.
The Senate narrowly voted to confirm embattled Pete Hegseth as secretary of the ... nominee – the other being then-Vice President Mike Pence for Betsy DeVos’ 2017 confirmation to lead the ...