The Senate confirmed Pete Hegseth as Trump’s pick for defense secretary
The US Senate has confirmed Pete Hegseth as President Donald Trump’s Defense Secretary, with Vice President Mike Pence casting a tie-breaking vote. Hegseth was confirmed with 90 votes to 8 against, while three Republicans joined allDemocrats in opposing his confirmation. Hegseth’s ex-sister-in-law told the Senate that he was drunk and abusive towards his second wife.
How to watch the debate between the two vice presidents
US Vice President JD Vance on Tuesday said that if he was in office today, he wouldn’t have certified the election like former Vice President Mike Pence did in 2021. “I would’ve told state governors that we needed to have…multiple slates of electors,” he said. Notably, Pence had certified President Donald Trump’s re-election in 2020 after a recount in several states.