The president invoked the Defense Production Act to accelerate munitions productions as Defense Secretary Hegseth pitched lawmakers Tuesday on a $350 billion in defense to help replenish U.S. stockpiles.

President Trump invokes the Defense Production Act to boost munitions supply chains, the latest in a series of DPA actions targeting energy, minerals, and

"I hereby find that conditions exist which may pose a direct threat to the national defense or its preparedness programs," Trump said in a June 11 memorandum to the Pentagon chief.

President Donald Trump recently invoked the Defense Production Act as a means to bolster the country's critical munitions and supply lines.