Donald Trump prevailed on Friday evening as ex-Fox Information host Pete Hegseth was confirmed as the brand new Secretary of Protection by a razor skinny majority after Vice President JD Vance forged a tie-breaking vote. All Senate Democrats voted towards him; they had been joined by three Republicans – Susan Collins, Lisa Murkowski and, surprisingly, Mitch McConnell. The 51-50 vote is the narrowest margin of victory for a Protection Secretary of all time; the place was created in 1947. Hegseth’s nomination confronted stiff opposition as a result of quite a few accusations of misconduct. He was accused of bodily abusing his . . . Learn Extra