U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and Chairman of the ​Joint Chiefs of Staff Dan Caine ‌are expected to brief the "Gang of Eight" lawmakers on ‌Tuesday, according to a source familiar with the plan.

In a speech on Saturday, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth defended the strikes, saying: "President Trump can and will take decisive military action as he sees fit to defend our nation's interests."

President Donald Trump unveiled initial plans for the "state-of-the-art" Golden Dome in May, which he said would be up and running by the end of his time in office to defend against "next-generation" threats like ballistic, cruise and hypersonic missiles.

Donald Trump didn’t throw much support behind Secretary of War Pete Hegseth in the cold open of the Dec. 6 episode of “Saturday Night Live.” Colin Jost reprised his role as Hegseth, berating the press as they were asking about the United States’ strikes on boats that were alleged to be operated by narco-terrorists.

The scrutiny over Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth's leadership at the Pentagon has been a long time coming on Capitol Hill.

Controversial Democratic lawmaker Mark Kelly of Arizona has vowed he is 'not going away' despite threats made against him.

A look at what Pete Hegseth has said about the deadly strike in the Carribean—and how his explanations have changed

The inspector general report was highly critical of Hegseth, saying that the secretary’s use of Signal put U.S. troops and the mission in danger.

Lawmakers in both the House and the Senate have started inquiries into the "double tap" strikes, which critics have said could constitute a war crime.

A forthcoming inspector general report finds that had intel shared by Hegseth been intercepted by an adversary, it would have endangered servicemembers, according to a source who viewed the findings.