I'm here for the Wall Street Journal covering the U military festival here on the National Mall. The vibe out here is very it's it's rivalry, it's lights, it's full of families, and um a lot of veterans are here and people who are currently in the service. Um and you know, people are seeing things that actually have taken them back into their time in the field.And um so it it's you know, it comes on in during a very fraught sort of political environment. We are expecting protests across the country tonight. ...

Joining us now is Democratic Congressman from Colorado Jason Crowe. He's a member of the House Armed Services Committee who asked questions to Secretary Hegsth just about an hour ago. Congressman, thanks for coming on with us.You pushed the secretary on his background and experiences in the military. What was behind your line of questioning there and were you satisfied with the responses he gave. Well, I pushed him on the issue of politics at Fort Bragg. I started my military career at Fort Bragg.I was a pa ...

Well, certainly people are going to have to be a little bit patient getting around here in DC for the next couple of days. We are days away from the parade itself, but you can see the large fences that have been set up all around the Ellipse. Similar situation down along Independence Avenue and in other spots here around the parade route.We're also seeing road closures. Take a look at this here. The uh police have closed down one of the uh lanes here on 17th Street.That's so work crews can do their job of c ...

as he deploys thousands of members of the National Guard and hundreds of Marines to Los Angeles to help suppress the protest. President Trump is here at Fort Bragg in North Carolina to celebrate the Army's 250th anniversary, but also even actively rally the soldiers here in support of his troops domestically. I want to applaud the courage and the strength of the incredible troops who are right now standing guard.Not only are these service members defending the honored citizens of California, they're also de ...