Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth defended his tenure and outlined his priorities for the department this week during three separate hearings on Capitol Hill. He faced difficult questions from the House and Senate Appropriations subcommittees on defense and the House Armed Services Committee,

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is back on Capitol Hill on Wednesday for more testimony, this time in front of a Senate Appropriations subcommittee. During the hearing, senators from both parties pressed Hegseth on the Trump administration’s commitment to Ukraine.

Welcome to The Hill’s Defense & NatSec newsletter {beacon} Defense &National Security Defense &National Security The Big Story Hegseth’s long week on Capitol Hill Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on Thursday closed out his third and final day of hearings on Capitol Hill.