Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth was quickly met with sharp questions and criticism Tuesday by lawmakers who pressed him about his early moves to deploy troops to Los Angeles, fire key military

Questions remained over the role that Marines and National Guard troops would play after being called in by President Donald Trump amid protests over immigration raids in the area.

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth told Congress Tuesday that the Pentagon’s collaboration with Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency found $6 billion in cuts so far from the agency’s budget of nearly $1 trillion.

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Hegseth ordered dismissal 75% of civilians working for Pentagon office that conducts live-fire tests of U.S. weapons systems.

Pete Hegseth's tenure as defense secretary has resulted in numerous changes at the Pentagon, particularly for journalists covering the Department of Defense. CBS News national security correspondent David Martin explains.

The Pentagon watchdog is looking into whether any of Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s staffers were asked to delete Signal messages that may have shared sensitive military information with a reporter.

WASHINGTON — President Trump’s deployment of the National Guard and Marines to Los Angeles to stop rioting could last 60 days and is estimated to cost at least $134 million, the Pentagon revealed Tuesday — as House Democrats slammed Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth over his role in the mission.

Trump’s Pentagon chief Pete Hegseth struck a defiant tone while Democrats took aim at his polarizing stewardship of the military thus far.