Trump’s pick to lead the Pentagon narrowly wins dramatic vote after Mitch McConnell leads Republican rebellion

Combat veteran and former Fox News host Pete Hegseth has been confirmed by the US Senate as President Donald Trump's defence secretary Meanwhile, Trump has toured Los Angeles areas which were ravaged by fires, meeting with local authorities and first responders

The Senate is set to confirm South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem, Trump’s nominee to lead the Department of Homeland Security, as soon as Saturday. The Senate already confirmed John Ratcliffe to lead the CIA in a 74-25 vote.

The Senate confirmed Pete Hegseth as the nation’s Defense secretary in a late-night vote that required a tiebreaking vote by Vice President JD Vance.

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The Senate confirmation of Pete Hegseth as Donald Trump’s next Secretary of Defense was hung up late Friday evening in a last-minute nail-biter vote following several misconduct allegations that threatened to tank his nomination.

Pete Hegseth was confirmed as defense secretary late Friday by the U.S. Senate after Vice President JD Vance broke a 50-50 tie as Senate president.

The Senate, in an extremely narrow vote, confirmed Pete Hegseth, President Donald Trump's embattled pick to serve as secretary of defense.

With votes expected late evening, the Republican-led Senate is determined to install Hegseth, a former Fox News host and combat veteran, and round out President Donald Trump's top national security Cabinet officials. Secretary of State Marco Rubio and CIA Director John Ratcliffe won confirmation within days of Trump's return to the White House.

Proud Boys founder Enrique Tarrio and Oath Keepers founder Stewart Rhodes, the latter of which returned to Capitol Hill this week to meet with GOP lawmakers. Trump spoke virtually at the World Economic Forum in Davos,