The Pentagon chief also sidestepped a request for the House and Senate to view the Sept. 2 "double-tap" attack.

Rep. Pete Sessions, on the Congressional Scouting Caucus, condemned Pete Hegseth's memo on Scouting America, formerly known as the Boy Scouts.

Hegseth has issued oscillating claims about his level of awareness and involvement in a second strike against defenseless boatmen on Sept. 2.

BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) -- Secretary of War Pete Hegseth has drafted a memo to Congress with a plan to cut funding from Scouting America, formerly the Boy Scouts of America. Scouting America has been around for more than 115 years.

During a keynote speech that one Pentagon official speaking on background said represented a preview of the War Department's forthcoming National Defense

"We're reviewing the process, and we'll see," Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said. "Whatever we were to decide to release, we'd have to be very responsible about reviewing that right now."

The Defense Secretary’s history of the 1980s omits some points Trump could learn from.

Besides being a Scout in Troop 86, Aadi Raval is a sophomore, honors student, and cross-country runner at The Altamont School.