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Hegseth in the Hot Seat
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Pete Hegseth, the secretary of defense, went before Congress to answer for a war in Iran that has reached a stalemate and a management style that has caused controversy at the Pentagon.
Eric Schmitt, a national security correspondent, takes us inside Mr. Hegseth’s testimony.
Guest: Eric Schmitt, a national security correspondent for The New York Times in Washington.
Background reading:
- Read takeaways from Mr. Hegseth’s second day of testimony on the Iran war.
Photo: Anna Rose Layden for The New York Times
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