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Senate confirms Pete Hegseth as defense secretary

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Pete Hegseth confirmed as defense secretary after Vance breaks tie

The Senate’s 50-50 vote for Pete Hegseth marked the second time in history that a vice president was called upon to break the tie to confirm a Cabinet official.

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Pete Hegseth Is Sworn In as Defense Secretary After Being Confirmed by Slim Margin

Pete Hegseth has vowed to bring his “warrior” ethos to the Pentagon. Democrats had assailed him as unfit for the job, and his confirmation came down to Vice President JD Vance serving as tiebreaker.

Hegseth narrowly wins confirmation to become US defense secretary

Pete Hegseth narrowly secured enough votes on Friday to become the next U.S. defense secretary, a major victory for President Donald Trump after fierce opposition from Democrats and even some Republicans to his controversial nominee.

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Iron Dome for America: Hegseth teases Israeli-style air-defense system order

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said Monday the Pentagon will pursue an Iron Dome-style missile-defense system for the United ...

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Secretary Hegseth, ‘new sheriff’ in town at the Pentagon, arrives promising changes

Newly confirmed Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth on Monday strode into the Pentagon, vowing that the military organization ...

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Iowa's US Sen. Joni Ernst will vote to confirm Pete Hegseth as secretary of defense

“Our next commander in chief selected Pete Hegseth to serve in this role, and after our conversations, hearing from Iowans, ...

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Defense secretary orders immediate reversal of USAF’s removal of Tuskegee Airmen from curriculum

Newly-confirmed Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth confirmed Sunday in a social media post that the U.S. Air Force will ...

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'Proud moment': Acting defense secretary grew up in RI, son of a retired Marine general

It's been a proud couple of days for Warren's John J. Salesses, father of the acting secretary of defense, Robert G. Salesses ...

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North Dakota politicians have hopes for U.S. military under Secretary Pete Hegseth

Yesterday, Pete Hegseth was sworn in as the 29th United States secretary of defense. And North Dakota politicians are ...

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Live updates: Trump leaves Las Vegas after first post-inauguration rally; Pete Hegseth sworn in as defense secretary

President Donald Trump is expected to deliver remarks in Las Vegas as the administration pushes his immigration agenda.

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