After a few GOP senators, including McConnell, voted against Hegseth for defense secretary, the Senate narrowly voted to confirm him.

Sen. Mitch McConnell of Kentucky voted against President Donald Trump's nominee to be secretary of defense, Pete Hegseth.

The procedural vote of 51-49 put the Fox News host on the path for approval Friday evening, after senators engage in 30 hours of debate. If McConnell would’ve voted “no,” it would’ve forced Vice President J.D. Vance to break a tie on the Senate floor.

Kentucky Senator Mitch McConnell expressed his thoughts Saturday on voting to confirm President Donald Trump's nominee for U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security.

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) — Mitch McConnell, the longest-serving senator from Kentucky, will not be at the helm of the Senate as he finishes his term, but political analysts say his influence is far from diminished.

President Donald Trump dismissed Sen. Mitch McConnell’s (R-KY) no-vote Friday night against now-Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth. The former Fox News weekend host was confirmed Friday night with Vice President JD Vance casting a tie-breaking vote to end Hegseth’s controversial confirmation process.

Amid calls that Mitch McConnel should immediately be censured, primaries and voted out of office, Donald Trump reacted to McConnell voting against Pete Hegseth in the crucial Senate confirmation that forced vice president JD Vance to vote in favor of Hegseth.

Sen. Amy Klobuchar of Minnesota noted that Kentucky Sen. Mitch McConnell brought a gift to the inaugural luncheon.

With his "no" vote on Fox News personality Pete Hegseth's nomination to become the first secretary of defense during Donald Trump's second administration, influential former Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) served notice to the newly elected president,

Former Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (Ky.), who stepped down from the leadership at the end of last year, cast a surprise vote Friday night against Pete Hegseth, President Trump’s

Kentucky Sen. Mitch McConnell shared harsh sentiments about the qualifications of Pete Hegseth, the former Fox News host. With so many threats directed at US, the nation does not need a “culture warrior” leading the military.