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Seven takeaways from Pete Hegseth’s Senate showdown over Pentagon spending
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth returned to Capitol Hill on Wednesday for his first Senate appearance since his January ...
Hegseth wavers on Russia sanctions, insists US should not use ‘every tool’ to end Ukraine invasion
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth resisted senators’ efforts to secure his support for a bipartisan bill that would further ...
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Watch: Hegseth, Joint Chiefs of Staff chair testify before Senate on Defense budget
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and Joint Chiefs of Staff Chair Dan Caine will testify Tuesday morning before the Senate Appropriations Committee on the Defense Department’s fiscal 2026 ...
Hegseth defends use of troops to protect immigration raids in Los Angeles
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is defending his decision to order National Guard troops to provide security during ...
Hegseth Delivers Banalities Instead of Budget Details in Senate Testimony
Lawmakers criticized the absence of specifics offered by Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth during a hearing that touched on the ...
Hegseth’s long week on Capitol Hill
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Hegseth spars with senators over defense budget, LA in tense hearing
Hegseth appeared before the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Defense, which has been stalled by the Pentagon’s late ...
Hegseth refuses to commit to following possible court order on Marine deployment
Several California Democrats questioned Hegseth about the immigration raids that have roiled Los Angeles, the federal ...
McConnell Tells Hegseth America’s Reputation Is at Stake in Ukraine War
A testy exchange between a senator who strongly supports Ukraine aid and the defense secretary revealed a deepening split ...
‘Marbles in the rear ends of cats’: What Hegseth was talking about
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s testimony before the Senate Ways and Means Committee took an unexpected twist when he ...
Hegseth gets bipartisan pushback for defense spending strategy
Testimony comes after the Pentagon last month unveiled a “skinny budget” for fiscal 2026 with fewer details than typical.
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Hegseth Won’t Say Whether He’d Follow Judicial Orders Relating to Troops in LA
Over the past several months, many Trump officials have suggested that the administration could ignore court orders.