N.C., is going all in on Kash Patel despite being a holdout on Pete Hegseth, whose confirmation came down to the wire.

The Senate voted Friday night on the confirmation of Trump's pick to lead the Department of Defense, Pete Hegseth.

Courtney Kube, NBC News National Security Correspondent joins Nicolle Wallace on Deadline White with reaction from inside the Pentagon regarding Donald Trump’s decision to remove General Mark Milley’s security detail and his sycophant Defense Secretary Mark Milley first act at the Pentagon being spent trying to reduce Milley’s military rank in retirement all because of Milley’s refusal to comply with Trump’s unlawful orders during his first term and refusal to put Trump ahead of the constitution.

There will be a lot on the plate for new Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth when he steps into his office on the Pentagon’s third floor E Ring.

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is stripping retired Gen. Mark Milley of his personal security detail and his security clearance, even as the former chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff faces death threats,

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.

Sen. Thom Tillis reportedly told Danielle Hegseth her sworn statement could convince him to oppose the nomination.

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

A Princeton and Harvard-educated former combat veteran, Hegseth went on to make a career at Fox News, where he hosted a weekend show. Trump tapped him as the defense secretary to lead an organization with nearly 2.1 million service members, about 780,000 civilians and a budget of $850 billion.

That’s called “jointness,” about which Hegseth knows little. He touted his Army background in the National Guard as a qualification to be secretary of Defense, but just as different cultures, goals and methods divide allies in a coalition, they also divide military branches.

Ryan English faces charges of unlawful transportation of a firearm and bringing an incendiary device into the Capitol.