As he sends troops into L.A. and prepares for war, his Pentagon is beset by infighting over leaks, drugs, and socks. How long ...

Vice President Vance on Friday broke a Senate tie to confirm Pete Hegseth as President Trump’s secretary of Defense, capping a bruising two-month fight over the nominee, who faced a litany of ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate confirmed Pete Hegseth ... on hand to cast a tie-breaking vote, unusual in the Senate for Cabinet nominees, who typically win wider support. Hegseth himself was ...

Pete Hegseth, President Donald Trump’s controversial pick for secretary of Defense, needed the vice president to break a Senate tie to confirm him to run America's largest government agency.

WASHINGTON (AP) — Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth ... It will be Hegseth’s first time before some senators since he squeaked through his Senate confirmation with a tie-breaking vote.