The Senate confirmed Pete Hegseth late Friday, swatting back questions about his qualifications to lead the Pentagon.

Pete Hegseth takes over as secretary of defence as the Trump administration launches a crackdown on immigration - including mass deportations.

Vice President Vance cast a tie-breaking vote as Hegseth overcame allegations of sexual assault, public drunkenness and questions of financial mismanagement to win Senate approval.

Pete Hegseth, an Iraq and Afghanistan war veteran ... Former Vice President Mike Pence helped confirm Education Secretary Betsy Devos by offering the final vote in 2017. Hegseth thanked Trump ...

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It was a major victory for Trump after receiving some fierce opposition to his controversial nominee. Read more at straitstimes.com.

Donald Trump has said 'winning is what matters' after a rare tiebreaker in the Senate was needed to confirm Pete Hegseth as ... nominee in his first term, Betsy DeVos, the first of Mike Pence's ...

Pete Hegseth has been confirmed as the United States defence secretary, with Vice President JD Vance casting the vote to break a 50-50 tie, underscoring the controversy over his nomination which has ...

Pete Hegseth overcame allegations of sexual assault, public drunkenness and questions of financial mismanagement at two veterans' groups he ran to narrowly win Senate approval to become Donald ...

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, who was sworn in on Saturday ... Pence broke the tie to confirm former Education Secretary Betsy DeVos in 2017. Three Republican senators including Lisa Murkowski ...

The Senate confirmed Pete Hegseth as the nation's defence secretary ... when Vice President Mike Pence cast the vote to confirm Betsy DeVos as education secretary. Next week senators will be ...