Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth was met with sharp questions and criticism Tuesday by lawmakers who demanded details on his move to deploy troops to Los Angeles, and they expressed bipartisan frustration that Congress has not yet gotten a full defense budget from the Trump administration.

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth made his first appearance before the House Appropriations Defense Subcommittee on Tuesday to defend the Trump administration’s $1 trillion Pentagon funding request.

WASHINGTON – President Donald Trump and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth faced criticism on Tuesday ... members who learned that the 60-day military deployments to Los Angeles were going to ...

California sued Trump over the deployment, with the state attorney general arguing that the president had “trampled” the state's sovereignty. California leaders accused Trump of fanning protesters' anger, leading crowds to block off a major freeway and set self-driving cars on fire.

President Donald Trump is set to speak at Fort Bragg on Tuesday to mark the U.S. Army’s 250th anniversary, as he faces backlash for deploying the military in response to immigration protests in Los Angeles.

Trump’s Pentagon chief Pete Hegseth struck a defiant tone, leveling his own accusations at lawmakers who took aim at his polarizing stewardship of the military.