Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth defended his tenure and outlined his priorities for the department this week during three separate hearings on Capitol Hill. He faced difficult questions from the House and Senate Appropriations subcommittees on defense and the House Armed Services Committee,

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is back on Capitol Hill on Wednesday for more testimony, this time in front of a Senate Appropriations subcommittee. During the hearing, senators from both parties pressed Hegseth on the Trump administration’s commitment to Ukraine.

Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth heads to Capitol Hill for a series of Congressional hearings over the next week that are likely to be a major test of his leadership following what is widely viewed as a rocky first few months on the job.