{"id":2394321,"date":"2025-01-23T12:54:01","date_gmt":"2025-01-23T17:54:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/vance-waits-in-the-wings-as-senate-takes-first-hegseth-test-vote-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2025-01-23T12:54:59","modified_gmt":"2025-01-23T17:54:59","slug":"vance-waits-in-the-wings-as-senate-takes-first-hegseth-test-vote-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/vance-waits-in-the-wings-as-senate-takes-first-hegseth-test-vote-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Vance waits in the wings as Senate takes first Hegseth test vote &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">30<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fvance-waits-in-the-wings-as-senate-takes-first-hegseth-test-vote-washington-examiner%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2394321&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ray-epps-charged-with-misdemeanor-over-j6-capitol-protest\/\" title=\"Ray Epps faces misdemeanor charges for his involvement in the J6 Capitol protest.\">provided text appears<\/a> to be a\u200d snippet of HTML code,\u2063 which includes a\u2062 &#8220;Read more&#8221; button that, when clicked, potentially\u200d reveals \u200badditional content. 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Hegseth has denied any wrongdoing, including a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/senate\/3296261\/hegseth-denies-new-claims-affidavit-senate-vote\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"newly unearthed allegation\">newly unearthed allegation<\/a> from his former sister-in-law claiming his behavior caused his second wife to fear for her safety.<\/p>\n<p>Sens. Mitch McConnell (R-KY), Susan Collins (R-ME), and Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) remain wildcards. If the trio opposes Hegseth, Vance would likely need to come to the Capitol to break a tie. He may also be needed this weekend for final confirmation.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/defense\/3230599\/pete-hegseth-pentagon-bureaucratic-behemoth\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\"><strong>THE BUREAUCRATIC BEHEMOTH AWAITING PETE HEGSETH AT THE PENTAGON<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>There&rsquo;s little precedent for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/former-vice-president-mike-pence-joins-the-heritage-foundation\/\" title=\"Former Vice President Mike Pence Joins The Heritage Foundation\">vice presidents<\/a> being needed to break ties for Cabinet picks and other administration nominees.<\/p>\n<p>Former Vice President Mike Pence was the first to do so in 2017 during Trump&rsquo;s first term when he confirmed Betsy DeVos as education secretary. Pence broke two additional ties in 2018, confirming former Sen. 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