Almost eight years ago, another Trump administration secretary of state narrowly survived her confirmation vote, moving forward only after the vice president's tiebreaker vote.
That candidate was Betsy DeVos, a wealthy Republican donor with little experience in public education who was confirmed to lead the Department of Education.
On February 7, 2017, two Republican senators, Susan Collins of Maine and Lisa Murkowski of Alaska, opposed Trump's picks for the job and opposed her. But without a third Republican joining their ranks, DeVos was ultimately confirmed on a 51-50 vote.
It was the first time the Vice President (in this case Vice President Mike Pence was summoned to the Capitol to tie a Cabinet nomination).
On Friday, Pete Hegseth became the second person confirmed to be a Cabinet secretary when Vice President J.D. Vance cast the deciding vote, ensuring he would become the next Secretary of Defense. Murkowski and Collins also voted against him, along with Sen. Mitch McConnell, a Kentucky Republican.
Democrats have accused Mr. Heggs of the nation's 1.3 million active-duty troops and nearly 850 of the Pentagon's troops over allegations of sexual misconduct, abusive behavior, public drunkenness and financial mismanagement of two nonprofit veterans groups. He claimed he was unqualified and unqualified to oversee a billion-dollar budget.