Pete Hegseth was confirmed after Vice President JD Vance cast a tie-breaking vote in support of his nomination. See how your senators voted.

Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth had better hope the Pentagon mess installs a mimosa bar in his new office or the mornings are going to be very hard to handle. He, like Secretary of State Marco Rubio,

Senate committees swiftly approved Pete Hegseth for Defense Secretary, John Ratcliffe to head the Central Intelligence Agency, Marco Rubio to lead the State Department and others after President Trump was sworn in for a second term.

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

The Senate voted to confirm Trump’s choice for secretary of State, and key committees advanced his nominations for defense secretary and CIA director.

The Senate advanced Pete Hegseth's nomination as defense secretary, despite Democrats' objections and unease among Republicans over sexual assault allegations and concerns about his qualifications.

Senators began Monday evening by unanimously confirming Marco Rubio to be secretary of State. Also Monday, Defense secretary nominee Pete Hegseth, CIA director nominee John Ratcliffe and Homeland Security secretary nominee Kristi Noem all advanced out of ...

On Monday, President Donald Trump took the oath of office to become the 47th president of the United States of America.

Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. The Senate quickly confirmed Marco Rubio as secretary of state Monday, voting unanimously to give President ...

President Trump’s most controversial cabinet pick is one step closer to taking office. The nomination of Pete Hegseth for secretary of defense was voted out of the Senate Armed Services Committee on party lines,

The Abraham Accords agreement is another significant accomplishment for Trump. It signaled a new approach to the Middle East which ended the false belief that the failure of Israel to reach a peace agreement with the Palestinian Authority was the ultimate cause of discord and war in the Middle East.