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Hegseth faces more grilling from Congress as Iran-Israel conflict escalates
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is returning to Capitol Hill for the last in a series of hearings before lawmakers.
Hegseth says National Guard, Marines mobilized to L.A. because "we believe ICE agents should be allowed to be safe in doing their operations"
One of Hegseth's top deputies testified Tuesday that the estimated cost of deploying the National Guard to Los Angeles will ...
2,000 more National Guard troops sent to Los Angeles, Pentagon says
The 2,000 troops will join about 4,100 National Guard soldiers and 700 Marines who are already deployed in L.A.
Hegseth won’t commit to obeying courts on Marines in Los Angeles
The Defense secretary said he’d comply with a Supreme Court order blocking Trump’s domestic deployment, but did not commit to the other courts.
Johnson says Hegseth possibly sending Marines to anti-ICE riots not heavy-handed: 'Deterring effect'
House Speaker Johnson defends potential deployment of Marines to quell anti-ICE riots in Lose Angeles, as President Trump ...
Newsom Criticizes Hegseth for Saying Marines Could be Mobilized in California
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said on Saturday night that Marines at Camp Pendleton, about 100 miles south of Los Angeles, ...
Marines in LA, response to Ukraine: Recap of Hegseth hearings
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is defending the Trump administration over his deployment of the military to LA.
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Hegseth, Democrats Tangle over Troop Deployments to Los Angeles
Amid the back-and-forth between Hegseth and Democrats at a House Appropriations Committee defense subpanel hearing, the ...
Newsom calls Hegseth ‘deranged’ over threat to deploy Marines in Los Angeles ICE protests
Gavin Newsom (D-CA) called Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth "deranged" over his threat to send in nearby Marines to quell riots ...
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Hegseth refuses to commit to following possible court order on Marine deployment
At a hearing Wednesday, Hegseth insisted the deployment of Marines in Los Angeles was lawful but couldn’t name the law under which it is allowed. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth refused to say ...
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 ...
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Hegseth tells Congress his ‘war fighters’ are primed for ‘lethality’ ... as he sends them to face American protesters
when Los Angeles was completely overrun by deadly riots, that Marines have been deployed on U.S. soil. Still, Hegseth told Congress the president was justified in sending his lethal warfighters ...