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Already the subject of much public scrutiny, President-elect Trump's pick to lead the U.S. military, Pete Hegseth, appears on Capitol Hill today for the opening of Senate confirmation hearings.

In a memo obtained by NPR, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth lays out details on the proposed deployment of Illinois National Guard to Chicago.

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks to Pentagon correspondent Tom Bowman and Justice correspondent Ryan Lucas about another deadly U.S. strike on an alleged drug boat off the coast of Venezuela.

U.S. support for Ukraine's war against Russia is fast eroding. Ukraine's Volodymr Zelenskyy visited Washington today to make a last-ditch push for more U.S. weapons and aid.

Blogger and writer Kara Brown, radio host Farajii Muhammad and The Root's Danielle Belton talk about the new film The Birth of a Nation, Cam Newton, and Beyonce and Chris Martin's new music video.

The top U.S. officer in Iraq, Gen. John Campbell, says the airstrike Saturday was targeting Taliban forces in Kunduz. A hospital nearby was hit, killing 22 people, including three children.

An attack in northern Syria has killed U.S. service members. The Defense Department says they were on a routine patrol. ISIS has claimed responsibility for the attack.

Steps from the White House, where divisions of the past year have played out, crowds are celebrating. So far, the National Guard has not been activated this election.

A special U.S. Navy operation freed Richard Phillips — the captain who was held captive by Somali pirates for five days off the east coast of Africa. U.S. Navy snipers shot to death three of the pirates on Sunday.

NPR has learned that the Pentagon has been warning U.S. lawmakers that military aid in Ukraine is running out. There are now fears that ousting Speaker Kevin McCarthy could delay battlefield support.