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Congressman Salud Carbajal calls defense secretary an ‘embarrassment’ at hearing
You should just get the hell out,” the SLO County congressman told Pete Hegseth in a hearing on Thursday. See the video.
LA Times Today: California’s long history of National Guard overreaction to peaceful protesters
About 700 Marines and more than 4,000 National Guard have been deployed at the cost of $134 million. William Deverell is a professor of history at USC’s Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences.
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'You Will Need To Listen More And Talk Less': Rep. George Whitesides Scolds Pete Hegseth During Powerful Remarks In Hearing
During a House Armed Services Committee hearing yesterday, Congressman George Whitesides scolds Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth for his current performance as secretary, urging him to focus less on ...
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'The Oath Does Not Demand Loyalty To Any President': Rep. Sarah Elfreth Presses Pete Hegseth On Trump Firing General For Being Disloyal
During a House Armed Services Committee hearing yesterday, Congresswoman Sarah Elfreth presses Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth on the firing of General Timothy Haugh for being disloyal to Trump. The ...
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'You Have Testified That You Want To Be Accountable': Rep. Maggie Goodlander Confronts Pete Hegseth On His Lies During House Testimony
During a House Armed Services Committee hearing yesterday, Congresswoman Maggie Goodlander confronts Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth on why Congress has not yet received the Defense Department's ...
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Hegseth Accused of Double Standard on Military Use Against Protesters
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth faced sharp questioning over his refusal to endorse the National Guard deployment that defended the Capitol on January 6th, even as he supports using military forces ...
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'Didn't Earn It': GOP Rep. John McGuire Embarrasses Himself, Goes On Deranged Rant Believing DEI Is Marxist During Pete Hegseth Testimony
During Pete Hegseth's testimony before the House Armed Services Committee yesterday, Republican Congressman John McGuire goes off on a deranged rant against DEI, claiming that it is marxist and that ...
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'Would You Give That Order?': Rep. Jill Tokuda Corners Pete Hegseth, Exposes Him For Wanting To Shoot Protestors
During a House Armed Services Committee hearing yesterday, Congresswoman Jill Tokuda presses Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth on whether or not he will give orders to fire upon protestors. His ...
Why anti-ICE protests are spreading across the US
Protests then erupted in Paramount after it appeared federal law enforcement officers were conducting another immigration ...
Governors aren't on same page about using National Guard for 'No Kings' protests
Governors aren't on the same page about the National Guard for "No Kings" protests. They are weighing public safety, and if ...
Protests live updates: California Sen. Padilla removed from Noem's news conference
Gavin Newsom as protests against Immigration and Customs Enforcement continue to grip Los Angeles and spread to New York City ...
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Out lawmakers grill Pete Hegseth over decision to remove Harvey Milk’s name from Navy ship
Tammy Baldwin (D-WI), both recently grilled Navy Secretary John Phelan and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, respectively, over the administration’s recent orders to the Navy to remove Harvey Milk’s ...