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Pete Hegseth reacts to following court orders over Marines in LA
President Trump has deployed 4,000 National Guard troops and 700 Marines to Los Angeles in response to protests over deportations.
Hegseth Defends Deployment of Troops to Los Angeles at Testy Hearing
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.
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Hegseth won’t commit to obeying courts on Marines in Los Angeles
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth refused to say whether he would follow the courts if they ruled against President Donald Trump’s deployment of active-duty Marines to Los Angeles. The Pentagon ...
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Hegseth refuses to commit to following possible court order on Marine deployment
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 ...
Johnson says Hegseth possibly sending Marines to anti-ICE riots not heavy-handed: 'Deterring effect'
House Speaker Johnson defends potential deployment of Marines to quell anti-ICE riots in Lose Angeles, as President Trump sends in the National Guard.
Newsom calls Hegseth ‘deranged’ over threat to deploy Marines in Los Angeles ICE protests
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.
Hegseth faces sharp questions from Congress on deploying troops to Los Angeles
The troop deployment triggered several fiery exchanges that at times devolved into shouting matches as committee members and Hegseth yelled over one another.
“Downright un-American”: Hegseth blasted by Democrats over military deployment in Los Angeles
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.
Hegseth defends use of troops to protect immigration raids in Los Angeles
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.”
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The Latest: Pentagon says deploying Marines and National Guard to Los Angeles will cost $134 million
After persistent questioning from members of Congress, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth turned to his acting comptroller, Bryn Woollacott MacDonnell, who provided the amount it would cost to send the National Guard and Marines to immigration protests in Los Angeles.
Sen. Tammy Baldwin: Pete Hegseth could not cite the legal authority Trump has to deploy Marines to L.A.
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.
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