The defense secretary also suggested in his testimony to a House panel that the use of the National Guard for homeland defense would expand under President Trump.

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said Thursday that he would ... Pentagon to deploy 4,000 National Guard troops and 700 Marines to Los Angeles to protect Immigration and Customs Enforcement ...

Gavin Newsom (D-CA) called Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth "deranged" over his threat to send in nearby Marines to quell riots in Los Angeles. Protests broke out in the city on Friday in response to a wave of U.

House Speaker Johnson defends potential deployment of Marines to quell anti-ICE riots in Lose Angeles, as President Trump sends in the National Guard.

At a hearing Wednesday, Hegseth insisted the deployment of Marines in Los Angeles was lawful but couldn’t name the law under which it is allowed. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth refused to say ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth defended his decision to order troops to provide security during federal immigration raids in Los Angeles, telling senators on Wednesday it’s about “maintaining law and order.”

Marines transition from training to operational support in Los Angeles despite legal challenges from Governor Gavin Newsom, as officials defend deployment to protect law enforcement during protests.

Hegseth has backed President Donald Trump's decision to send thousands of active military members to the nation's second-largest city. Hegseth told senators that every action taken in Los Angeles was "constitutional" and “lawful” but wasn’t able to provide the specific statute that authorized the administration to deploy active-duty Marines.

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.