On Friday, Pete Hegseth became the second person to be confirmed to a cabinet secretary post when Vice President JD Vance ...

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

Three Republicans voted with every Democrat against Trump’s controversial pick to lead the Pentagon, forcing Vance to step in ...

Pete Hegseth confirmed as Secretary of Defense after Vice President JD Vance broke Senate tie. Nominee faced opposition and ...

Vice President J.D. Vance cast the deciding vote to break a 50-50 tie after three Republican senators — Lisa Murkowski of ...

Lisa Murkowski of Alaska and Susan Collins of Maine joined Democrats to oppose Hegseth ... a Cabinet nominee – the other ...

Three GOP senators — Susan Collins of Maine ... when then-Vice President Mike Pence cast the 51st vote for Betsy DeVos to become secretary of Education. The vote reflected the partisan split ...

Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) and Susan Collins (R-ME ... Trump administration when Mike Pence voted in 2017 to confirm Betsy DeVos as the head of the Education Department. Hegseth’s confirmation ...

Lisa Murkowski of Alaska and Susan Collins of Maine joined Democrats ... the other being then-Vice President Mike Pence for Betsy DeVos’ 2017 confirmation to lead the Education Department.

Vance came to the Senate to break the tie after Republicans Mitch McConnell, Lisa Murkowski and Susan Collins voted ... vote was Mike Pence in 2017 on Betsy DeVos to be secretary of education.