Vice President J.D. Vance cast his first tie-breaking vote on Friday night to help the Senate confirm Pete Hegseth as defense secretary, as the nominee convinced just enough Republicans that attacks on his character and qualifications were unfounded.

The Senate voted 59-34 to confirm South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem to be the Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security. NBC News' Julia Jester reports on the Democrats who voted to confirm her and what Republicans against Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth say about his confirmation.

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

WASHINGTON — Senators vetting the nomination of Pete Hegseth for defense secretary ... security secretary on Saturday, putting the South Dakota governor in charge of a sprawling agency that ...

President Donald Trump is expected to deliver remarks in Las Vegas as the administration pushes his immigration agenda.

Republicans kept the Senate working Saturday to install the latest member of Trump’s national security team on a 59-34 vote.

WASHINGTON (AP) — Senators vetting the nomination of Pete Hegseth for defense secretary received an affidavit Tuesday from a former sister-in-law alleging that the onetime Fox News host was ...

The Senate on Friday night voted to confirm Pete Hegseth as defense secretary after Vice President JD Vance stepped in to cast the tiebreaking vote. Hegseth’s nomination had been hampered by allegations of misconduct.

The South Dakota governor will oversee a sprawling agency that is essential to national security and a clampdown on illegal immigration.

President Trump said he told King Abdullah II of Jordan during a phone call Saturday that he would like Jordan and Egypt to take in more Palestinians from Gaza, an idea that is likely to reignite debate about the future of nearly two million Palestinians.

Kristi Noem presents her annual budget address to lawmakers in the South Dakota State Capitol on ... after Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth, CIA Director John Ratcliffe and Secretary of State ...

Before Trump spoke in Las Vegas, South Dakota Governor Kristi Noem was confirmed as the next secretary of Homeland Security