Senate to vote on Hegseth nomination on Friday
The U.S. Senate voted to advance the nomination of Pete Hegseth to be President Donald Trump's secretary of defense on Thursday, csetting up another vote on his confirmation later this week. A motion to invoke cloture, or begin up to 30 hours of debate, passed 51-49. Republican Sens. Susan Collins (R-ME) voted no on advancing Hegseth's confirmation, Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-KY) voted yes.