Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth defended his tenure and outlined his priorities for the department this week during three separate hearings on Capitol Hill. He faced difficult questions from the House and Senate Appropriations subcommittees on defense and the House Armed Services Committee,

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is back on Capitol Hill on Wednesday for more testimony, this time in front of a Senate Appropriations subcommittee. During the hearing, senators from both parties pressed Hegseth on the Trump administration’s commitment to Ukraine.

Salud Carbajal was immediately followed by a call for decorum as lawmakers from the House Armed Services Committee were questioning Hegseth about the Depart

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth will appear before relevant House and Senate committees later this week, where he will face difficult questions about the first few months of his tenure. The hearings he will participate in are intended to focus on the Defense Department’s fiscal 2026 budget,

Welcome to The Hill’s Defense & NatSec newsletter {beacon} Defense &National Security Defense &National Security The Big Story Hegseth’s long week on Capitol Hill Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on Thursday closed out his third and final day of hearings on Capitol Hill.

THE TOP 5 MOMENTS FROM PETE HEGSETH'S SENATE CONFIRMATION HEARING. Gabbard is a U.S. Army veteran and former congressional representative who became a Democratic presidential cand

Lawmakers pressed Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth Thursday to answer questions he has avoided for months, including during the two previous days of hearings on Capitol Hill.