$25 billion and rising: Hegseth grilled on Hill

Secretary of War Pete Hegseth returned to Capitol Hill, Thursday, for a second day of grueling testimony, this time facing a barrage of questions from the Senate Armed Services Committee. The hearing comes as a critical legal deadline looms over the Trump administration’s undeclared war with Iran. While Hegseth defended the administration's $1.5 trillion defense budget request, Democrats and some Republicans signaled deep unease over a conflict that has now extended far beyond the initial "four to six week" timeline predicted by the president.