Pete Hegseth was confirmed as Secretary of Defense on January 24, 2025, on a 50-50 tie with Vice President JD Vance casting the tie-breaking vote — the first such tie-break for a cabinet confirmation since Betsy DeVos in 2017.
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Apart from authorizing the military budget for the following year, this bill also created the controversial Space Force.
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If passed, this treaty would have given Cuba to the United States. The Senate rejected it 53-30.
