Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is fielding sharp questions from members of Congress about his tumultuous start as Pentagon chief, including his sharing of sensitive military details over a Signal chat,

The legal battle between President Donald Trump and California Gov. Gavin Newsom continues over National Guard troops in Los Angeles after an appeals court temporarily overturns a ruling against the president's deployment.

House Democrats challenged Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth at a hearing Tuesday over the deployment of U.S. military forces to California.

The appeals court issued its pause just hours after Judge Charles Breyer wrote that Trump’s “actions were illegal." The 9th Circuit Court of Appeals will hear the case on June 17.

Judge Charles Breyer ordered the administration to return control of the National Guard to the California governor, but an appeals court stayed the extraordinary decision Thursday night.

On Tuesday, the X page for U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) posted photos of California National Guardsmen on the scene of a detention being carried out by an ICE agent with the caption "Photos from today's ICE Los Angeles immigration enforcement operation."

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth suggests that National Guard troop use for homeland defense will expand under President Donald Trump. He spoke as more than 4,000 National Guard troops had been sent to L.

Congressional Democrats started the fight. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth ended it. Hegseth was called before the House Appropriations Committee to discuss his proposed budget, but Democrats wanted to use the opportunity to pummel Hegseth over his work running the military and the deployment of Marines to ensure Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents are protected in Los Angeles.