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

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 ...

It was the first time a vice president — in this case, Vice President Mike Pence — had been summoned to the Capitol to break a tie on a cabinet nomination. On Friday, Pete Hegseth became the ...

The first was when Vice President Mike Pence did it to make Betsy DeVos ... service member advocacy make at least one thing clear: Pete Hegseth will put the men and women of our military first.” ...

In 2017, then-Vice President Mike Pence broke a 50-50 tie to confirm Betsy DeVos as Education secretary in Trump’s first term. “Congratulations to Pete Hegseth. He will make a great Secretary ...

Hegseth's comments that women should have no role in military ... to break a tie on a Cabinet nominee — during Trump's first term, when Vice President Mike Pence cast the vote to confirm Betsy DeVos ...

Vice President Vance on Friday broke a Senate tie to confirm Pete Hegseth as President Trump ... Former Vice President Mike Pence broke a tie to confirm Betsy DeVos as secretary of Education ...

The Senate confirmed Pete Hegseth as the nation’s defense ... Former Vice President Mike Pence cast the tie-breaking vote to confirm Betsy DeVos as education secretary in Trump’s first ...

Hegseth's comments that women should have no ... a Cabinet nominee — during Trump's first term, when Vice President Mike Pence cast the vote to confirm Betsy DeVos as education secretary.