Live: US Secretary of Defense testifies before House

Watch live as the U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin and the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs General Charles Brown Jr. testify before the House Armed Services Committee on the 2025 budget request. Watch more on Independent TV: Click here to subscribe to The Independent: About The Independent: Making Change Happen. The Independent is the world’s most free-thinking newsbrand, providing global news, commentary and analysis for the independently-minded. Connect with The Independent: Check out our full video catalog: Videos, daily editorial and more: Click here to get the best of The Independent daily: Like The Independent on Facebook: Follow The Independent on Twitter: Follow The Independent on In