Hegseth To Face Second Day Of Grilling Over War

WASHINGTON (AP) — Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is set to face a second day of grilling from Democrats on Capitol Hill. This time, it will be from members of the Senate Armed Services Committee. They will get their first opportunity on Thursday to question the Pentagon chief about his handling of the war in Iran. Hegseth battled with Democrats during a nearly six-hour House Armed Services Committee hearing a day earlier. He faced sharp questioning over the war’s costs in dollars, lives and critical weapons. The hearings are being held on the Trump administration’s 2027 military budget proposal. It would boost defense spending to a historic $1.5 trillion.