Kristi Noem as secretary of the Department of Homeland Security. Six Democrats joined all Republican senators in

Pete Hegseth could hardly be more suited to be Donald Trump’s secretary of Defense — even though he’d surely be deemed unqualified by any conventional president.

WASHINGTON (AP) — Defense secretary nominee Pete Hegseth will publicly face senators for the first ... as Vice President-elect JD Vance could cast a tie-breaking vote. South Dakota Sen. Mike Rounds, a Republican member of the Armed Services panel ...

Sen. Mitch McConnell of Kentucky voted against President Donald Trump's nominee to be secretary of defense, Pete Hegseth.

Up first is former Fox News host Pete Hegseth, who Trump nominated for defense secretary. Hegseth has been a controversial pick from the start, with past allegations of sexual assault, financial mismanagement and misconduct coming to light since Trump announced his pick in November.

During the Senate voting, the Republican lawmakers unanimously supported Noem’s bid and even got support from seven Democrats

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.

The Senate will next vote Monday evening on Scott Bessent’s confirmation as treasury secretary.