Sen. Markwayne Mullin (R-Okla.) said on Sunday that President Trump was joking when he floated running for a third term, ...

Mullin was elected to the Senate in 2022, making this the first time he’s gone through confirming nominees at the start of a ...

Several of Trump’s nominees have faced steep odds, and Mullin has stuck his neck out for them. Mullin advocated for Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth when many senators were agonizing over whether his ...

Vice President Vance defended new Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, calling him a “disrupter” who will prove “incredibly necessary.” Vance joined CBS News’s “Face the Nation” on Sunday ...

The Senate confirmed Pete Hegseth as defense secretary after Vice President JD Vance broke a 50-50 tie. It marks only the second time in U.S. history that a vice president’s vote was necessary ...

As U.S. President Donald Trump took office in January 2025, his choice for defense secretary, Pete Hegseth, came under close scrutiny. News media reports shone a spotlight on the former "Fox ...

Pete Hegseth was sworn into his new position as secretary of defense Saturday morning after being confirmed in a contentious Senate vote the night before. Hegseth, a former Fox News host ...

Washington — The Senate narrowly confirmed Pete Hegseth as the next secretary of defense, approving President Trump's pick to lead the Pentagon after a contentious battle over his nomination.

Vice President JD Vance delivered a tie breaking vote to confirm Pete Hegseth as secretary of defense. Three Republicans joined the Democrats and independents in voting no, resulting in a 51-50 ...

Pete Hegseth, an Iraq and Afghanistan war veteran and former Fox News host who promised to “return the Pentagon to the warfighters,” was confirmed as President Trump’s defense secretary in a ...

WASHINGTON – Kentucky Sen. Mitch McConnell was one of three Republicans voting against the confirmation of Pete Hegseth on Friday to be secretary of Defense, though his appointment was approved ...

WASHINGTON — The Senate confirmed Pete Hegseth as the nation's defense secretary late Friday in a dramatic tie-breaking vote, swatting back questions about his qualifications to lead the ...