5 days ago · Vice President J.D. Vance cast the deciding vote to break a 50-50 tie after three Republican senators — Lisa Murkowski of Alaska, Susan Collins of Maine and Mitch McConnell of Kentucky — parted ways with the rest of the GOP to vote against Hegseth. Every Democratic and independent senator also opposed Hegseth.

6 days ago · (Julianna Frieman, Headline USA) Vice President J.D. Vance cast the tie-breaking vote Friday night to confirm Pete Hegseth as defense secretary after three GOP senators voted against President Donald Trump’s nominee. The final vote came down to a stalemate when Sens. Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, and Susan Collins, R-Maine, voted no. Vance swooped in […]

5 days ago · Republican Sens. Susan Collins of Maine and Lisa Murkowski of Alaska voted against Hegseth, as expected, but a surprise no vote came from Sen. Mitch McConnell of Kentucky, forcing Vance, as president of the upper chamber, to step in with the tiebreaking vote.

May 6, 2022 · We look at who didn’t donate to J.D. Vance’s campaign, and who has continued to back Sen. Susan Collins (R-Maine).

6 days ago · Vice President J.D. Vance cast his first tie-breaking vote to confirm Pete Hegseth as defense secretary on Friday night. The vote was 51-50, with three Republican senators — Mitch McConnell, Susan Collins, and Lisa Murkowski — joining all …

Pete Hegseth will narrowly be confirmed by the Senate on Friday night to become President Donald Trump’s defense secretary. Sens. Susan Collins (R-ME) and Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) both announced a ...

6 days ago · With this vote, Vance officially debuted as Senate president, using his tie-breaking power. His predecessor, Democrat Kamala Harris, had the most tie-breaking votes in the country's history. All Democratic senators, including two who consider themselves independents, voted against Hegseth's nomination. These 47 votes were joined by three more Republicans: Lisa Murkowski (R-AL), Susan Collins ...

Susan Collins addressed recent criticism from J.D. Vance, who called the decision to set the debt limit expiration in January 2025 "the most foolish and inep...

6 days ago · Mitch McConnell (R-KY), Sen. Susan Collins (R-ME) and Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) joined Democrats in opposing Hegseth’s confirmation, forcing Vice President J.D. Vance to come to the Capitol to cast the tie-breaking vote that saved the nomination.

Several Maine Republicans are reacting to Trump's announcement that Ohio Sen. J.D. Vance will be his running mate. “JD Vance has a compelling life story, as he outlined in his best-selling...