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Hegseth goes on the defensive over LA military deployment
Sen. Jack Reed brought up the situation in Los Angeles and questioned Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth about the administration's use of National Guardsmen and Marines to deal with the protests.
Hegseth defends military involvement in LA protests as defense secretary faces questions over costs and authority
Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth on Tuesday strongly defended the Trump administration’s military response to protests in ...
Map Shows Where Hegseth Wants US Military on China's Doorstep
The NMESIS missile system adds to the growing U.S. firepower in the Southeast Asian country. Last year, the U.S. deployed a U ...
Hegseth Defends Deployment of Troops to Los Angeles at Testy Hearing
The defense secretary also suggested in his testimony to a House panel that the use of the National Guard for homeland ...
Democrats clash with Hegseth over Guard deployment, shipbuilding
House Democrats challenged Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth at a hearing Tuesday over the deployment of U.S. military forces to ...
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Hegseth under fire over $45M Army parade, $134M LA deployment costs
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth made his first appearance before the House Appropriations Defense Subcommittee on Tuesday to ...
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Hegseth signals more troop deployments in response to protests
Defense secretary Pete Hegseth told the House Appropriations Defense Subcommittee Tuesday the military is "critical" to ...
Hegseth defends LA military deployment, budget priorities at heated Congress hearing
During his opening statement, Hegseth focused on the Pentagon's budget and the administration's goal to have "warfighting" ...
Hegseth’s long week on Capitol Hill
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