Lawmakers pressed Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth Thursday to answer questions he has avoided for months, including during the two previous days of hearings on Capitol Hill.

This marks Trump’s second trip to the state during his second term, following an appearance in western North Carolina back in January.

President Donald Trump takes the stage Tuesday, June 10, 2025, at Fort Bragg to mark the U.S. Army’s 250th anniversary. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and Army Secretary Dan Driscoll, a North Carolina native and UNC-Chapel Hill alumnus, also attended.

Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth dedicates his entire opening speech at Fort Bragg today showering Donald Trump with praise after praise.

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,

Sen. Tammy Baldwin reacts on The Weeknight to Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth's failure to cite which constitutional provision allows for President Trump to send the Marines into L.A. amid anti-ICE protests.

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.

Senate Democrats sought to pick apart the Trump administration’s legal rationale for sending National Guard troops and active-duty Marines into Los Angeles this week in what they called a wildly out-of-proportion response to sometimes violent protests against President Trump’s escalating immigration sweeps.