A son of a Democratic political dynasty, Kennedy is seeking to become the nation's top health official under President Donald Trump.
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.
WASHINGTON — (AP) — The Senate confirmed Pete Hegseth as the nation's defense secretary Friday in a dramatic late-night vote, swatting back questions about his qualifications to lead the Pentagon amid allegations of heavy drinking and aggressive behavior toward women.
Statements from Sens. Lisa Murkowski of Alaska and Susan Collins of Maine set the stage for a close vote on Friday.
A federal judge temporarily blocked President Trump’s executive order that aims to restrict automatic citizenship to babies born on U.S. soil, calling it “blatantly unconstitutional.” The order Mr. Trump signed on Monday would reverse decades of precedent and affect children born to undocumented or temporary immigrants.
Mitch McConnell of Kentucky, Lisa Murkowski of Alaska and Susan Collins of Maine — joining ... In 2017, then-Vice President Mike Pence broke a 50-50 tie to confirm Betsy DeVos as Education ...
Lisa Murkowski of Alaska and Susan Collins of Maine joined Democrats to oppose Hegseth’s nomination. It was just the second time in history that a vice president has broken a tie for a Cabinet nominee – the other being then-Vice President Mike Pence ...
Three Republican senators - Susan Collins of Maine ... In 2017, then vice president Mike Pence was called in to break a tie to confirm Mr Trump's previous pick of Betsy DeVos as education secretary.
Susan Collins in voting against Hegseth ... Former Vice President Mike Pence cast the tie-breaking vote to confirm Betsy DeVos as education secretary in Trump’s first term.
Susan Collins, R-Maine ... Shouldn't Be Hard' The first Trump administration made history in 2017 when Mike Pence became the first vice president to deliver a tiebreaking vote to confirm a ...
The former attorney general additionally said that it looks "increasingly more likely" that Trump will face an indictment from the Justice Department.
Kennedy's numerous anti-vaccine statements, anti-vaccine nonprofit and lawsuits against immunizations are likely to face scrutiny during confirmation hearings.