Former Vice President Mike Pence 's entrance into President Donald Trump 's inauguration was met with boos from Capital One Arena, where thousands of Trump supporters gathered ahead of the inaugural parade on Monday. Newsweek reached out to Pence's team for comment via email.
"This is a day when every American does well to celebrate our democracy and the peaceful transfer of power," Pence wrote.
Vice President JD Vance was on hand to cast a tie-breaking vote, unusual in the Senate for Cabinet nominees, who typically win wider support.
Pete Hegseth has vowed to bring his “warrior” ethos to the Pentagon. Democrats had assailed him as unfit for the job, and his confirmation came down to Vice President JD Vance serving as tiebreaker.
Three Republicans voted with every Democrat against Trump’s controversial pick to lead the Pentagon, forcing Vance to step in and put Hegseth over the top.
A son of a Democratic political dynasty, Kennedy is seeking to become the nation's top health official under President Donald Trump.
Susan Collins, the Republican U.S. senator from Maine, said there is a great difference ... Trump had pressured Vice President Mike Pence — as president of the Senate — to block the ...
Also notably, while former Vice President Mike Pence attended Trump’s inauguration, his wife, former second lady Karen, did not. Karen Pence snubbed the Trumps earlier this month at Carter’s funeral, where she ignored Melania Trump’s efforts to shake ...
Lisa Murkowski of Alaska and Susan Collins of Maine joined Democrats to oppose Hegseth’s nomination. It was just the second time in history that a vice president has broken a tie for a Cabinet nominee – the other being then-Vice President Mike Pence ...
Susan Collins of Maine, in voting against Hegseth — because the “important ... a tie on a Cabinet nominee — during Trump’s first term, when Vice President Mike Pence cast the vote to confirm Betsy DeVos as education secretary.
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Vice President Vance cast a tie-breaking vote as Hegseth overcame allegations of sexual assault, public drunkenness and questions of financial mismanagement to win Senate approval.