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Hegseth faces sharp questions from Congress on deploying troops to LA and Pentagon spending
Lawmakers also have made it clear they are unhappy that Hegseth has not provided details on the administration’s first proposed defense budget, which President Donald Trump has said would total $1 tri...

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Seven takeaways from Pete Hegseth’s Senate showdown over Pentagon spending
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth faces questions from lawmakers over LA troop deployment
Hegseth defends LA military deployment, budget at heated Congressional hearing
“To carry out the president’s mission, we have three core priorities: restore the warrior ethos, rebuild our military and reestablish deterrence,” he said.

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Hegseth defends military involvement in LA protests as defense secretary faces questions over costs and authority
Hegseth suggests National Guard use for homeland defense will expand under Trump
Hegseth back in the spotlight with series of Capitol Hill hearings
The hearings, which begin Tuesday in front of a House subcommittee, will be the first time Hegseth will testify to Congress since his confirmation hearings in January and negative headlines earlier i...

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Hegseth faces Congress for first time since Signal leaks and Marine deployment to Los Angeles
Hegseth ignores questions about costs of activating troops in Los Angeles, defends ICE raids
Hegseth warns NATO can’t be centered around ‘reliance on America’
NATO allies can’t entirely hedge their security concerns around “reliance on America,” Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth publicly warned during his visit to Brussels Thursday to
Hegseth jokes about US allies doing nothing in Afghanistan – despite hundreds losing their lives
Don’t try and make it look like I don’t care’, insisted secretary after saying he saw a ‘lotta flags’ but not a lot of effort from US partners
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Before lawmakers, Hegseth refuses to disclose cost, schedule to convert Qatari jet to Air Force One
The secretary of defense also defended cuts to the E-7 Wedgetail, Constellation-class frigate, and Ukraine assistance funds during the congressional hearing.
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How Indo-Pacific Allies Can Be ‘Model Allies’: Secretary Hegseth at Shangri-La
During an address in Singapore, Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth laid out how Indo-Pacific nations can become "model allies."
Hegseth says NATO ‘near consensus’ on 5% defense spending
Since his first administration, President Donald Trump has stressed the need for U.S. allies to take on more of the burden to offset what he has said are decades of them taking advantage of the United States.
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Hegseth stresses deterrence through hard power at meeting of NATO defense chiefs
Increased military spending in Europe must be directed toward hard-power capabilities to give NATO credibility that goes beyond American firepower, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said Thursday.
Hegseth to skip Ukraine meeting at NATO headquarters
The Defense secretary's absence marks the first time in the Ukraine Defense Contact Group’s history that a Pentagon chief misses the monthly meeting.
Hegseth to skip NATO meeting on Ukraine in Brussels
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth will not attend Wednesday’s NATO meeting in Brussels of 50 top defense officials concerning military aid for Ukraine. The meeting comes as the war in Ukraine intensifies after a resoundingly successful attack on Russian airfields by Ukrainian drones on Sunday.
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Hegseth to implore NATO allies to spend more on defense, participate in D-Day commemoration in Europe
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth will travel to Europe this week to meet with his NATO counterparts and participate in the annual commemoration of the D-Day assault critical to the Allied victory in World War II.
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