Hegseth Faces Grilling Over Pentagon Spending, Security Leaks | JQJO

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth faces intense congressional scrutiny over his controversial tenure, including sharing sensitive military information via Signal, and questionable Pentagon spending. Lawmakers are unhappy with the lack of budget details for a proposed $1 trillion defense budget and are questioning expenditures like converting a Qatari jet into Air Force One and funding a military parade. Hegseth's deployment of troops to assist with immigration protests also raises concerns about potential violations of the Posse Comitatus Act. Hegseth's controversial actions, including renaming a Navy ship and purging diversity initiatives, will be major topics of discussion in three separate Capitol Hill hearings.