Senators voted 51-49 to advance Hegseth's defense secretary bid, which has been mired in a series of controversies.
The Republican-led chamber, requiring only a simple majority, voted to clear a procedural step and set the stage for confirmation likely this weekend.
Republicans pushed forward with Pete Hegseth’s nomination as secretary of defense on Wednesday even after a damaging report ...
Amid Republican claims of “anonymous smears,” a named person — and a Hegseth, at that — accuses the defense secretary nominee ...
Senate Armed Services Committee Democrats are fuming as Pete Hegseth ... ahead of the confirmation hearing. Hegseth can only afford three GOP defections to still be confirmed, should every ...
The usual RINOs may vote against President Donald Trump’s secretary of defense nominee, Pete Hegseth, causing a tie vote.
According to NBC's Julie Tsirkin, the nomination of Fox News personalty Pete Hegseth to be Donald Trump's secretary of ...
JD Vance's first big moment as vice president sits on the horizon as the Senate prepares to confirm Pete Hegseth and John Ratcliffe, which could require a tiebreaking vote.