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.

Hegseth has tended to blame “left-wing media” for turning him into a victim of a “smear campaign” orchestrated by “anonymous sources.”

Senate Republicans confirmed Pete Hegseth as Secretary of Defense, despite allegations of sex abuse, alcohol abuse, and other problematic behavior.

On Jan. 21, before the Senate took Hegseth's confirmation to a vote, his former sister-in-law came forward with new allegations against him, claiming in an affidavit submitted to the Senate that his second wife, Samantha, feared for her safety and made escape plans, allegedly going so far as to develop a code word that she could use to get help.

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.

Whatever is needed at the border will be provided,” Pete Hegseth, the new defense secretary, told reporters on Monday.

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

WASHINGTON (AP) — Senators vetting the nomination of Pete Hegseth for defense ... the information was not shared with Congress as senators consider Hegseth’s nomination to lead the Pentagon.

Right before his inauguration, President Donald Trump launched a meme coin, a type of cryptocurrency whose value is buoyed by social media and Internet culture, rather than any sort of functionality or intrinsic value.

Newly sworn in as administrator of the EPA, Lee Zeldin turns 45 today. Zeldin, who represented New York’s 1st Congressional District from 2015-2023, was sworn in by Justice Brett Kavanaugh on a Chumash,

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