Congressional Democrats started the fight. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth ended it. Hegseth was called before the House Appropriations Committee to discuss his proposed budget, but Democrats wanted to use the opportunity to pummel Hegseth over his work running the military and the deployment of Marines to ensure Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents are protected in Los Angeles.

Senate Democrats grilled Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth over the Trump administration’s rationale for sending National Guard members and active-duty Marines into Los Angeles. Sen. Tammy Baldwin – one of those Democrats – joins The Weeknight.

In a tense exchange with Democratic Senator Chris Murphy, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth responded to questions regarding concerns over the perceived "double standard" of his support for deploying the National Guard for the widespread demonstrations against Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) in Los Angeles compared to the January 6,

Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth avoided questions about the National Guard's activation during the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol riots, as a comparison is drawn to the troops sent to Los Angeles while mostly-peaceful protests erupt in Los Angeles over ICE raids.

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

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth defended the administration’s decision to deploy California National Guard troops to quell violence in Los Angeles, citing the riots that took place in Minnesota in 2020.

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is expected to field sharp questions from members of Congress about his tumultuous start as Pentagon chief, including his sharing of sensitive military details over a Signal chat,