Hegseth brushed off Congress for months. Now he needs them for his budget.

The Pentagon chief is struggling to shore up support for Trump’s proposed $1.5 trillion military budget.
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Murkowski grills Hegseth about getting congressional approval for Iran war: Law 'is pretty clear'

Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) pressed Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth during a Senate Appropriations subcommittee hearing on the need for President Donald Trump to come before Congress and seek legal ...
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Pete Hegseth’s Bold Claims About Donald Trump’s Iran War Raise Eyebrows

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has stated that President Donald Trump retains the authority to order new military strikes against Iran without seeking congressional approval. The assertion, made ...
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Hegseth on Murkowski’s Iran war authorization effort: We don’t need it

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth told lawmakers again on Tuesday that congressional authorization is not required for the military operation against Iran, arguing that President Trump has sufficient ...
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Republican resistance to Iran war grows in the Senate as Murkowski flips

WASHINGTON — Senate Republicans on Wednesday again blocked Democratic legislation that would halt President Donald Trump’s war with Iran, but the number of GOP senators voting against the war grew.