Hegseth Confirmed, With VP Vance’s Tiebreaking Vote - Def-Con …
4 days ago · The first was in 2017 in Trump’s first administration, when Mike Pence cast the tiebreaking vote to confirm Education Secretary Betsy DeVos. “I thought I was done voting in the Senate,” Vance, a former Republican senator from Ohio, posted on X, with a laughing emoji.
VP Vance Casts Tiebreaking Vote to Get Hegseth Confirmed
5 days ago · The first was in 2017 in Trump's first administration, when Mike Pence cast the tiebreaking vote to confirm Education Secretary Betsy DeVos. Republican Sens. Susan Collins of Maine and Lisa Murkowski of Alaska voted against Hegseth, as expected, but a surprise no vote came from Sen. Mitch McConnell, R-Ky, forcing Vance, as president of the ...
Watch: JD Vance Casts Tie-Breaker Vote Confirming Pete Hegseth …
Hegseth's vote was only the second cabinet confirmation to come down to a tie-breaker; in 2017, then-Vice President Mike Pence cast the deciding vote to confirm Education Secretary Betsy DeVos.
Hegseth confirmed as Pentagon chief after Vance breaks tie vote …
6 days ago · WASHINGTON — Veteran and former Fox News host Pete Hegseth will be the next secretary of defense, after he was confirmed late Friday by the U.S. Senate by the narrowest of margins.
JD Vance breaks Senate tie, votes to confirm Hegseth in a victory …
The first was Betsy DeVos' 2017 confirmation as secretary of education during President Donald Trump's first term. Hegseth's confirmation is one of the closest ever for the position, which has ...
Trump-Vance ticket a rubber stamp for extreme Project 2025, DeVos …
Jul 15, 2024 · Vance is against lifting the crushing burden of student debt from working families through student debt relief efforts. Vance even attended Betsy DeVos’ book launch party.
9 highlights from JD Vance's first interview since taking office
3 days ago · Vice President JD Vance spoke to "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan" in his first interview since taking office.
J.D. Vance’s Historic Unpopularity Is Already Tanking Debate …
Oct 1, 2024 · Vance’s aggressive rhetoric, baseless conspiracies, and just plain weird comments have rubbed Americans the wrong way in the months since he was selected to be Donald Trump’s right-hand man.
Hegseth confirmed as Trump's defense secretary in tie-breaking …
5 days ago · Only once before has the vice president had to break a tie on a Cabinet nominee — during Trump's first term, when Vice President Mike Pence cast the vote to confirm Betsy DeVos as education secretary.
Betsy DeVos’ Advice for Trump’s Next Education Secretary
Nov 7, 2024 · DeVos, a billionaire philanthropist and veteran school choice activist, joined former President Donald Trump’s Cabinet after a historically grueling confirmation process that …
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