WASHINGTON (AP) — Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth will face questioning from members of Congress for the first time since the Iran war began. The hearing Wednesday before the House Armed Services Committee will focus on the Trump administration’s $1.5 trillion military budget for 2027. Democratic lawmakers are likely to grill Hegseth on the Iran war’s costs and huge drawdown of critical munitions. Lawmakers from both parties also have raised concerns about Hegseth’s firing of top generals and other military leaders. While a ceasefire is now in place, the U.S. and Israel launched the war Feb. 28 without congressional oversight.