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Pete Hegseth denies Iran war is a ‘quagmire’ as estimated US cost so far hits $25bn

Pete Hegseth denies Iran war is a ‘quagmire’ as estimated US cost so far hits

Pete Hegseth removes all women and some Black service members from navy promotion list

Pete Hegseth removes all women and some Black service members from navy promotion list The US defense

Pete Hegseth to headline DC faith rally with far-right and Christian nationalist speakers

Pete Hegseth to headline DC faith rally with far-right and Christian nationalist speakers The defense

Who is John Phelan, the US Navy Secretary fired by Pete Hegseth?

Pete Hegseth? The firing of US Navy Secretary John Phelan is the latest in a shakeup

First Thing: Trump announces 10-day ceasefire in Lebanon after ‘excellent conversations’

Pete Hegseth](https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/37f81d438e6837c482572090438efd3cf7d4f41b/0_0_1500_1200/master/1500.jpg?width=445&dpr=1&s=none&crop=none) Pete Hegseth quoted a line that was famously said by Samuel

Hegseth faces questions about Iran in first congressional appearance since war began

Hegseth faces questions about Iran in first congressional appearance since war began ![Secretary of Defense Pete

Democrats file articles of impeachment against Hegseth for ‘high crimes and misdemeanors’

Hegseth for ‘high crimes and misdemeanors’ House Democrats filed [six articles of impeachment](https://larson.house.gov/sites/evo-subsites/larson.house.gov/files/evo-media-document/hegsethimpeachment_065_xml.pdf) against Pete

Iran war has cost $25B, Pentagon says. And, SCOTUS strikes blow to Voting Rights Act

Pete Hegseth, who offered no indication of when the war might end [during his combative

New Aukus drone tech to protect critical undersea cables as Marles warns: ‘seabed is a battlefield’

Pete Hegseth speaks in Singapore. Photograph: Edgar Su/Reuters Hegseth said the US wanted to work

The Iran war now has a price tag ($25 billion), but still no end date

Pete Hegseth testifies about the Iran war before the House Armed Services Committee on Wednesday

Has the US-Iran ceasefire reset the clock on War Powers Act deadline?

Pete Hegseth told lawmakers at a Senate hearing that the ongoing yet fragile ceasefire had effectively

Pentagon policy illegally banned transgender troops from military, appeals court rules

Pete Hegseth is shown at his confirmation hearing wearing a blue jacket and red tie. ](https://npr.brightspotcdn.com

How the Trump administration uses the Bible to justify military invasions and immigration raids

Pete Hegseth and Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick also bow their heads.](https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/4493x2995+0+0/resize/1100/quality/50/format/jpeg/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F22%2F5e%2F8b32e1e643c1b2fc7ca77d5b1013%2Fap25057687215365.jpg) Housing

First Thing: Trump doubles down on rift with Germany, Italy and Spain amid war on Iran

Pete Hegseth, on Thursday, accusing him of failing to give Trump an accurate picture of the war on Iran

Republicans say they will defer to Trump on Iran war despite arrival of deadline

Pete Hegseth, and acting undersecretary of defense during the Senate Armed Services Committee hearing on the Department

First Thing: Trump says US navy will ‘guide’ trapped ships through strait of Hormuz

Hegseth staff purges**  Pete Hegseth testifies before the Senate armed

Republicans call off vote on Iran war resolution that was on the verge of passing

Pete Hegseth. "The current status quo, Pete Hegseth demonstrates how incompetent he is," Tillis told

$25bn or $1 trillion: How much has Iran war really cost the US?

Hegseth](https://www.aljazeera.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/2026-04-29T142520Z_1489075864_RC22ZKAFBME0_RTRMADP_3_IRAN-CRISIS-USA-CONGRESS-1777473222.jpg?w=770&resize=770%2C513&quality=80) US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth walks to attend a House Armed

War in Iran costs $29 billion so far. And, students are finally improving in math

Pete Hegseth testifies before the Senate Appropriations Committee. He is wearing a dark gray suit

What to know about US military strikes on alleged drug boats

Pete Hegseth, looks on.](https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/5616x3744+0+0/resize/1100/quality/50/format/jpeg/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F0c%2Feb%2F0d756b2b4552b219ac8ce4929503%2Fap26147613403197.jpg) President Donald Trump speaks during a Cabinet meeting