Pete Hegseth needed the vice president's vote to break a Senate tie for his confirmation as Defense secretary. Kelly and Gallego of Arizona voted no.
The newly sworn-in defense secretary outlined plans on Saturday to advance the president's defense priorities.
The secretary of defense has been accused of alcohol abuse and various forms of misconduct — allegations he has denied.
Pete Hegseth, President Donald Trump’s nominee for defense secretary, paid $50,000 to the woman who accused him of sexual assault in 2017, according to answers he provided to a senator during ...
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has decided to remove retired Gen. Mark A. Milley’s security detail, suspend his security clearance, and order an inspector general inquiry into his behavior as ...
“Pete is a very, very good man,” Trump told reporters hours before the Senate voted. Sen. Mark Kelly, D-Ariz., during a speech on the Senate floor, called Hegseth “the most unprepared ...