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Vice President JD Vance cast the 51-50 tie-breaking vote after former GOP Leader Mitch McConnell and GOP Sens. Lisa Murkowski of Alaska and Susan Collins of Maine joined Democrats to oppose Hegseth’s nomination.

www.cnn.com/2025/01/24/p...
Vice President Vance casts tie-breaking Senate vote to narrowly confirm Pete Hegseth as defense secretary | CNN Politics
The Senate narrowly voted to confirm embattled Pete Hegseth as secretary of the Department of Defense, in a major win for President Donald Trump and his new administration.
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January 25, 2025 at 2:52 AM