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

On Friday, Pete Hegseth became the second person to be confirmed to a cabinet secretary post when Vice President JD Vance ...

Mitch McConnell’s Unburdened Era has begun ... (The other, of course, was Mike Pence to get Betsy DeVos across the line as ...

Mitch McConnell’s Unburdened Era has begun ... (The other, of course, was Mike Pence to get Betsy DeVos across the line as Education Secretary.) A single Republican Senator voting against ...

Pete Hegseth has vowed to bring his “warrior” ethos to the Pentagon. Democrats had assailed him as unfit for the job, and his ...

Senator Mitch McConnell, a Republican from Kentucky ... (The other, of course, was Mike Pence to get Betsy DeVos across the line as Education Secretary.) A single Republican Senator voting ...

Three Republicans voted with every Democrat against Trump’s controversial pick to lead the Pentagon, forcing Vance to step in ...

Pete Hegseth confirmed as Secretary of Defense after Vice President JD Vance broke Senate tie. Nominee faced opposition and ...

Vice President JD Vance cast the 51-50 tie-breaking vote after former GOP Leader Mitch McConnell and GOP ... then-Vice President Mike Pence for Betsy DeVos’ 2017 confirmation to lead the ...

The confirmation vote was razor thin because three key GOP senators — Mitch McConnell of Kentucky ... Trump term when Vice ...