Pete Hegseth Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth will return to Capitol Hill at 10 a.m. to testify on the department’s fiscal budget, which is currently proposed at $813.5 billion. Hegseth’s hearing with lawmakers comes amid the ongoing riots in Los Angeles,

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth will likely be grilled over 'Signalgate' and his deployment of the military to Los Angeles.

Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth heads to Capitol Hill for a series of Congressional hearings over the next week that are likely to be a major test of his leadership following what is widely viewed as a rocky first few months on the job.