Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth returned to Capitol Hill on Wednesday for his first Senate appearance since his January confirmation amid renewed scrutiny following reports of disarray in the Pentagon earlier this year.

Republican senators came out firing during Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s hearing on Wednesday before the Senate Appropriations subcommittee on armed forces. Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) immediately pressed Hegseth over the Russia-Ukraine war,

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Pete Hegseth was at a loss when a senator asked him to cite the part of the Constitution that authorized the deployment of 700 active-duty marines against anti-ICE protestors in Los Angeles. “I’d have to pull up the specific provision,

Sen. Tammy Baldwin (D-Wisconsin) pressed Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth Wednesday on what provision in the Constitution gave President Trump the authority to send Marines to Los Angeles in response to protests there.

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth defended his decision to order troops to provide security during federal immigration raids in Los Angeles.

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth admits Russia aggressor in Ukraine war but won’t say who he wants to win - Hegseth accused senators of being against ‘peace’ in the three-year-old conflict

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is defending his decision to order National Guard troops to provide security during immigrations raids in Los Angeles