Pete Hegseth gives troops their mission hours after being confirmed as Defense Secretary - New defense secretary outlines top ...

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Pete Hegseth was confirmed as defense secretary following a dramatic late-night Senate vote highlighted by behavioural accusations and a 50-50 split. Vice President JD Vance cast the tiebreaking vote.

Pete Hegseth was sworn in on Saturday as the US’ new secretary of defense. The ceremony came less than 12 hour later after US Vice President JD Vance broke a 50-50 tie in the Senate to confirm ...

US Vice President JD Vance broke a 50-50 tie on Friday to confirm Pete Hegseth as secretary of defense. Vance came to the Senate to break the tie after Republicans Mitch McConnell, Lisa Murkowski ...

open image in gallery Vice President J.D. Vance (L) swears in Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth alongside his ... union of 10 states formed in 1967 by Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines ...