Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is expected to field sharp questions from members of Congress about his tumultuous start as Pentagon chief, including his sharing of sensitive military details over a Signal chat,

The move, along with a doubling of National Guard troops, came even as President Trump said the protests were under control and Gov. Gavin Newsom condemned the Marine deployment as a “provocation.”

The Pentagon deployed about 700 Marines to Los Angeles on Monday to help National Guard members respond to immigration protests, officials said, as California prepared to sue President Donald