sen. mitch mcconnell, r-ky., was one of three republicans to vote on friday against pete hegseth, who was narrowly confirmed as defense secretary in the new trump administration. the other republican "no" votes came from moderates lisa murkowski, r-alaska, and susan collins, r-maine, forcing vice president jd vance to break the 50-50 tie to confirm president donald trump's choice to lead the pentagon.
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