Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth refused to commit to following federal court or Supreme Court rulings regarding the Pentagon’s extraordinary deployment of National Guard members and Marines into

Sen. Jack Reed brought up the situation in Los Angeles and questioned Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth about the administration's use of National Guardsmen and Marines to deal with the protests.

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth stood by the Trump administration's National Guard federalization and U.S. Marines deployment to the Los Angeles anti-ICE riots.

Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth on Tuesday strongly defended the Trump administration’s military response to protests in Los Angeles, his first appearance in a series of congressional hearings over the next week that are likely to be a major test of his leadership following what has widely been viewed as a rocky first few months on the job.

During his opening statement, Hegseth focused on the Pentagon's budget and the administration's goal to have "warfighting" capabilities, while facing backlash for the anti-ICE riots in Los Angeles and the Signal leaks.

President Donald Trump warned that the use of the military in response to protests against his illegal immigration crackdown won't be limited to just Los Angeles.