Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth will testify on Capitol Hill for the first time since he was confirmed as Pentagon chief. Hegseth, who has had a rocky few months in his Cabinet post, is expected to discuss the military budget for next year in front of the House Appropriations Subcommittee. NBC News reported yesterday that the White House has struggled to hire senior advisers to Hegseth, with three people rejecting potential roles and Vice President JD Vance and White House chief of staff Susie Wiles poring over potential candidates on his behalf. Hegseth came under intense criticism after media reports that he shared sensitive information about a U.S. military operation in Yemen on Signal group chats, including one that inadvertently had a journalist added to it.
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