As you can see in the charts below, some of Trump's nominees have career paths that would be familiar in any presidential term. For example, Trump's pick for secretary of state, former Sen. Marco ...

Pete Hegseth has been sworn in as US defence secretary after the Senate confirmed his nomination by the smallest possible ...

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.

On Jan. 24, Vice President JD Vance broke the deadlocked confirmation of Pete Hegseth ... in 2017 to confirm Betsy DeVos as the head of the Education Department. Hegseth’s confirmation was ...

President Donald Trump's nomination for Secretary of Defense, Pete Hegseth was confirmed ... 2017 to lead the Department of Education, Betsy DeVos. Hegseth had faced late uncertainty ahead of ...

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 ...

Pete Hegseth has been confirmed as the United States defence secretary, with Vice President JD Vance casting the vote to break a 50-50 tie, underscoring the controversy over his nomination which has ...

Pete Hegseth is the U.S. Defense Secretary under President Donald Trump. He was sworn in to serve the Trump administration’s second term by Vice President JD Vance on Jan. 25, 2025. Hegseth is a ...