On Friday, Pete Hegseth became the second person to be confirmed to a cabinet secretary post when Vice President JD Vance ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — Schools and universities responding to complaints of sexual misconduct must return to policies created during President Donald Trump's first term, with requirements for live hearings ...

Hegseth's squeaker of a confirmation victory marks only the second time that a vice president has broken a Senate tie on a ...

The first was during the first Trump administration when Mike Pence voted in 2017 to confirm Betsy DeVos as the head of the Education Department. Hegseth’s confirmation was contentious ...

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It was just the second time in history that a vice president has broken a tie for a Cabinet nominee – the other being then-Vice President Mike Pence for Betsy DeVos’ 2017 confirmation to lead ...

The previous instance occurred during Trump’s first term, when then-Vice President Mike Pence cast the 51st vote for Betsy DeVos to become secretary of Education. The vote reflected the partisan ...

Pete Hegseth confirmed as Secretary of Defense after Vice President JD Vance broke Senate tie. Nominee faced opposition and ...

Previously, the only vice president to break a tie on a Cabinet confirmation vote was Mike Pence in 2017 on Betsy DeVos to be secretary of education. Hegseth ‘will make a great Secretary of ...

The only previous incident was in 2017, when Mike Pence, then-vice president under Donald Trump in his first term, cast the deciding vote for Betsy DeVos to be secretary of education. For his bid ...