Vice President J.D. Vance cast his first tiebreaking vote on Friday night to help the Senate confirm Pete Hegseth as ... immediately stepped down as South Dakota governor to take the helm of ...

WASHINGTON — The Republican-controlled Senate on Friday night confirmed Pete Hegseth ... After the Hegseth vote, the Senate will next consider the nominations of South Dakota Gov.

In our news wrap Saturday, Pete Hegseth was sworn in as defense ... The vote was 59 to 34. The former South Dakota governor said her top priority is border security and immigration enforcement.

“Congrats Mr. Secretary,” Republican Whip John Thune (R-South Dakota) posted on X with an American flag emoji and photos of him hugging Hegseth. “Tonight, I was proud to vote to confirm Pete ...

Update: Pete Hegseth was confirmed ... upon to break a tie in Hegseth's favor. Republicans expressed confidence in Hegseth's prospects. Sen. Mike Rounds, a South Dakota Republican who also sits ...

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has ordered senior military and Defense Department officials to draw up plans to cut 8 percent ...

The two term South Dakota Gov. was tapped by Trump in Nov. and will be key in enacting the new president's mass deportation plan.

Mitch McConnell (R-Kentucky) cited rising global threats as a reason for voting against confirming Pete Hegseth as defense ... “I appreciate the governor coming up and meeting me," Trump said ...

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 ...

PRESIDENT TRUMP’S SENATE ALLIES are racing ahead to confirm his Cabinet picks, with the chamber set to vote Friday night on his Defense secretary nominee Pete Hegseth. Hegseth, one of Trump’s ...

WASHINGTON — The Republican-controlled Senate on Friday night confirmed Pete Hegseth ... After the Hegseth vote, the Senate will next consider the nominations of South Dakota Gov.

The South Dakota governor was confirmed 59-34 in the ... making her the fourth person confirmed to Trump's cabinet. Pete Hegseth was confirmed as defense secretary just hours earlier.