Meanwhile, Republicans on Capitol Hill are tiptoeing around the question of whether President Donald Trump’s policies are to blame for the party’s midterm election losses.
\n\nHegseth today posted photos on X showing him awarding a medal to a military servicemember who reprimanded the defense secretary and others yesterday during their visit to the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier at Arlington National Cemetery.
\n\nHegseth, his wife and top aides were talking and laughing in front of the tomb yesterday, prompting the servicemember to intervene.
\n\n“As shown in the photos, Secretary Hegseth welcomed the 3rd U.S. Infantry Regiment, the Old Guard, to the Pentagon where he proudly awarded Specialist Thomas Iglesias the Joint Service Commendation Medal for the execution of his duties at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier on November 11, 2026,” a Pentagon official said.
\n\n"We love soldiers. We love standards. Well done, Specialist. Carry on Patriots," the defense secretary's post on X said.
\n\nHouse Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Brian Mast, R-Fla., told NBC News that outgoing Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang agreed last night to appear before lawmakers.
\n\n"As of right now, we don’t have to subpoena because he came back last night and agreed to come in," Mast said.
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