Hegseth testifies at Senate as Iran war’s $25B price tag and 60-day war powers deadline loom

Hegseth testifies at Senate as Iran war's $25B price tag and 60-day war powers deadline loom

Democrats plan to press on Iran war costs and $400M in undistributed Ukraine funding as partisan tensions rise

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and his wife, Jennifer, arrive at the House Armed Services Committee hearing on the Department of Defense fiscal 2027 budget request in the Rayburn Building on April 29, 2026. (Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc.)

Sen. Roger Wicker, R-Miss., speaks to the press in Washington, D.C., on Jan. 11, 2024. (Anna Rose Layden/Getty Images)

Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Conn., speaks to the press outside the Senate chamber in Washington, D.C., on Feb. 27, 2025. (Getty Images)

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