
Republican Senator Mitch McConnell was the sole GOP lawmaker to vote against Tulsi Gabbard's to be the next director of national intelligence, marking the second time he rejects President Donald Trump's nominees. The other one was Pete Hegseth, who was ultimately confirmed as Defense Secretary.
None of McConnell's oppositions were successful, as both Gabbard and Hegseth have now been confirmed in their posts. In Hegseth's case he was one of three Republican holdouts along with Lisa Murkowski and Susan Collins, leading Vice President JD Vance to break the 50-50 tie. On Tuesday he was the only member of the GOP to oppose Gabbard, with the vote being 52-48.