House appropriators today -- some of them skeptical, others hostile -- questioned Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth for the first time since he took the helm at the Pentagon about many of his recent moves to transform the department, including the fiscal year 2026 budget, which has not yet been formally submitted to Congress. Hegseth told the House Appropriations defense subcommittee that more budget information is forthcoming but was unable to provide the details on key defense programs that many lawmakers...
