Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth will return to Capitol Hill at 10 a.m. to testify on the Defense Department’s fiscal budget, which is currently proposed at $813.5 billion.

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Hegseth’s hearing with lawmakers comes amid the riots in Los Angeles, for which he deployed 700 Marines to respond. Hegseth warned that the Pentagon intended to deploy troops to other cities if riots broke out and threatened the safety of law enforcement officials.

Scott Bessent

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent will testify before a House committee at 10 a.m.