{"id":2445842,"date":"2025-06-11T10:34:01","date_gmt":"2025-06-11T14:34:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/watch-live-trump-cabinet-members-testify-on-capitol-hill-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2025-06-11T10:34:57","modified_gmt":"2025-06-11T14:34:57","slug":"watch-live-trump-cabinet-members-testify-on-capitol-hill-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/watch-live-trump-cabinet-members-testify-on-capitol-hill-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"WATCH LIVE: Trump cabinet members testify on Capitol Hill &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">24<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fwatch-live-trump-cabinet-members-testify-on-capitol-hill-washington-examiner%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2445842&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >article discusses live testimonies<\/a> of several members of President Donald Trump&#8217;s cabinet on Capitol hill. The hearings started at 10 a.m. and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/election-results-live-polls-close-in-maryland-and-west-virginia-for-races-key-to-control-of-congress\/\" title=\"Live Election Results: Maryland and West Virginia Polls Closed, Congress Control at Stake\">featured key figures<\/a> such as Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, who faced questioning about Trump&#8217;s deployment of the National Guard too address riots in Los Angeles, and Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, who shared positive news regarding tax revenues despite IRS layoffs. Other cabinet members included Interior Secretary Doug Burgum, Agricultural Secretary Brooke Rollins, and Navy Secretary John Phelan, each addressing various <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/senator-kennedy-bidens-energy-agenda-going-to-gut-my-state-hurt-america-will-destroy-our-energy-independence\/\" title=\"Senator Kennedy: Biden\u2019s Energy Agenda Going To \u2018Gut\u2019 My State, \u2018Hurt America.\u2019 Will \u2018Destroy Our Energy Independence.\u2019\">issues related<\/a> to Trump&#8217;s budget proposal and their respective departments. The session is depicted as potentially contentious, especially regarding defense and budget-related topics, with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/supreme-court-approval-rating-hits-new-low-poll-finds\/\" title=\"Supreme Court Approval Rating Hits New Low, Poll Finds\">high-profile decisions<\/a> and policies under scrutiny.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">WATCH LIVE: Trump cabinet members testify on Capitol Hill<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_2145533\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>Several members of President Donald Trump&rsquo;s cabinet are testifying on Capitol Hill.<\/p>\n<p>All hearings will begin at 10 a.m.<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/immigration\/3437883\/hugo-gurdon-immigration-trump-most-popular-issue\/\">Hugo Gurdon: America agrees with Trump on immigration<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3436692\/democrats-strain-nuance-los-angeles-protesters-defense\/\">Democrats strain for nuance in defending Los Angeles protesters<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3437463\/trump-begins-new-legal-chapter-undo-felony-conviction\/\">Trump begins new legal chapter in bid to undo felony conviction<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Pete Hegseth and Dan Caine<\/h2>\n<p>    <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/WnyUXTG13Sc?si=JtRPRJvlbfPzQ66G\" title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>    <\/p>\n<p>Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and Joint Chiefs of Staff Chair Gen. Dan Caine are testifying before the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Defense, in what is likely to be the most tense hearing of the bunch.<\/p>\n<p>Hegseth is set to spar with lawmakers over Trump&rsquo;s decision to deploy the National Guard and Marines to Los Angeles to quell riots that rocked the city beginning on Friday.<\/p>\n<p>The duo is also expected to answer questions regarding Trump&rsquo;s $1 trillion budget request for 2026.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Scott Bessent<\/h2>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\"> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Full Committee Hearing with Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/9p7UBUBHWfs?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent is testifying before the House Ways and Means Committee.<\/p>\n<p>He is set to announce a positive development before the committee &mdash; Internal Revenue Service layoffs didn&rsquo;t correspond into an expected decline in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/bidens-blue-state-claw-back\/\" title=\"Biden\u2019s Blue State Claw Back\">tax revenue<\/a>, with the U.S. taking in more tax revenue in April and May than the corresponding period the year before, <em>Axios<\/em> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.axios.com\/2025\/06\/11\/scott-bessent-irs-tax-revenue-house\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"reported\">reported<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The development will give Congress more time to decide on a budget before the government runs out of money.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Doug Burgum<\/h2>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"youtube-embed\" data-video_id=\"YhW_FCnY-gk\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"LIVE: Doug Burgum, Interior Secretary Nom, Testifies At Senate Energy Committee Confirmation Hearing\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/YhW_FCnY-gk?feature=oembed&amp;enablejsapi=1\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>Interior Secretary Doug Burgum is testifying before the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, going over Trump&rsquo;s budget proposal.<\/p>\n<p>Burgum has had one of the least controversial tenures in Trump&rsquo;s cabinet, with his testimony likely to be less fraught than the others.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Brooke Rollins<\/h2>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"youtube-embed\" data-video_id=\"AE2QFXqQBjY\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"WATCH LIVE: Rollins testifies on USDA, agriculture priorities\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/AE2QFXqQBjY?feature=oembed&amp;enablejsapi=1\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>Agricultural Secretary Brooke Rollins is testifying before the House Agriculture Committee.<\/p>\n<p>Rollins will field questions on controversial reforms to aid programs, including one that drew a lawsuit from Gov. Josh Shapiro (D-PA).<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">John Phelan<\/h2>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-4-3 wp-has-aspect-ratio\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"youtube-embed\" data-video_id=\"IoAgJ-0OO5Q\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Full Committee Hearing: Department of the Navy Fiscal Year 2026 Budget Request\" width=\"696\" height=\"522\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/IoAgJ-0OO5Q?feature=oembed&amp;enablejsapi=1\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>Navy Secretary John Phelan is testifying before the House Armed Services Committee.<\/p>\n<p>In addition to questions about Trump&rsquo;s budget request, he is likely to be grilled by Democrats regarding Trump&rsquo;s deployment of Marines to quell riots in Los Angeles.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Bryan Bedford<\/h2>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"youtube-embed\" data-video_id=\"F2XRpcjzBbw\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"WATCH LIVE: Bryan Bedford testifies in Senate confirmation hearing for head of FAA\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/F2XRpcjzBbw?feature=oembed&amp;enablejsapi=1\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; 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