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Hegseth Pushes .5 Trillion Military Budget As Tribute To Lindsey Graham

Hegseth Pushes $1.5 Trillion Military Budget As Tribute To Lindsey Graham

Published by Jenni Sidey

Authored by Dave DeCamp via AntiWar.com, US Secretary of War Pete Hegseth called on Congress to approve his request for a $1.5 trillion military budget for 2027 during remarks at a ceremony in South Carolina for the renaming of Joint Base Charleston to Joint Base Lindsey Graham in honor of the late Sen. Lindsey Graham, who died unexpectedly last month. Hegseth claimed that before he died, Graham told him that the $1.5 trillion request was the best military budget he’d ever seen. Department of War photo “As we gather here today, the War Department is seeking a historic generational investment of $1.5 trillion for American warriors. And Lindsey himself said, to me in his office, ‘this is the best military budget I’ve seen since I’ve been in Congress,’” Hegseth said, according to a transcript released by the Pentagon. “This department pays tribute to Lindsey Graham in the naming of this base, but there could be no greater tribute than Congress could give than to invest in our warriors for the full $1.5 trillion,” he added. Hegseth said …

A Tragedy in Iran Might Persuade Hegseth to Change Course

A Tragedy in Iran Might Persuade Hegseth to Change Course

Published by Daniella Wilson

When President Trump plucked Pete Hegseth from Fox News to be his secretary of defense, Pentagon officials scrambled to get with their new boss’s pugnacious program: Lethality and battlefield swagger were in; “wokeness” and operational restraint were out. Hegseth’s subsequent purge at the Defense Department included the dramatic downsizing of staff dedicated to avoiding civilian casualties in war. They had been part of a military-wide system built up after tens of thousands of ordinary people were killed during the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. Congress mandated some of the enhancements. But Hegseth fired or reassigned almost all of the staff working on the program. Now the Pentagon is considering restoring as many as half of the roles that were cut as the military reckons with the human impact of its five-month, on-again, off-again war with Iran, in particular an air strike in the first hours of the conflict that killed almost 170 people, most of them children, at a school in Minab, in southern Iran. The potential reversal, which hasn’t previously been reported, now awaits …

Not Giving The Pentagon .5 Trillion Is the ‘Greatest Threat’ Facing The US, Hegseth Claims

Not Giving The Pentagon $1.5 Trillion Is the ‘Greatest Threat’ Facing The US, Hegseth Claims

Published by Jenni Sidey

Authored by Dave DeCamp via AntiWar.com, Secretary of War Pete Hegseth, during a Congressional hearing on Tuesday, said a failure to appropriate $1.5 trillion for the Pentagon’s Fiscal Year 2027 (FY27) budget constitutes the “greatest threat” to US national security. Hegseth, joined by Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Dan Caine and Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins, appeared before the Senate Appropriations Committee on Tuesday to discuss the Trump administration’s request for an additional $87.6 billion in supplemental spending. Hegseth before the Senate Appropriations Committee on July 21, 2026 (DoW) Most of the money would go to the Pentagon, but approximately $11.1 billion would go to US farmers. The war with Iran has depleted Pentagon funding, and the shock to the oil economy will have a direct impact on the fertilizer market farmers depend on. On Tuesday, Hegseth defended the supplemental funding and claimed it would be part of the Pentagon’s FY27 budget, not in addition to it. Congress has yet to approve the $1.5 trillion the Pentagon wants. On Wednesday, the House of Representatives voted to authorize $1.15 trillion of the massive …

War on Iran: Hegseth wants B more to keep fighting | Newsfeed

War on Iran: Hegseth wants $70B more to keep fighting | Newsfeed

Published by Sam Flores

NewsFeed Iran activated air defence systems across Tehran on the 11th night of US strikes, as the war edges closer to the capital. Meanwhile, the Pentagon is seeking nearly $70 billion more to sustain the war, on top of the $37.5 billion it’s already cost. Al Jazeera’s @marahrayan explains. Published On 22 Jul 202622 Jul 2026 Click here to share on social media share-nodes Share googleAdd Al Jazeera on Googleinfo Source link

Trump on Iran war; Pete Hegseth; Arizona primaries : NPR

Trump on Iran war; Pete Hegseth; Arizona primaries : NPR

Published by Sam Flores

Good morning. You’re reading the Up First newsletter. Subscribe here to get it delivered to your inbox, and listen to the Up First podcast for all the news you need to start your day. Today’s top stories President Trump is set to travel to Dover Air Force Base today for the dignified transfer of U.S. service members killed in Iranian strikes. The Pentagon yesterday identified the third service member who was killed in Jordan as Sgt. Angel S. Rampersad, 28, of Ozone Park, New York. The Defense Department earlier this week identified two other service members killed last week as 1st Lt. Tyler James Feehan, 25, of Ewa Beach, Hawaii, and Pvt. Isabella Gonzales, 19, of Carrollton, Texas. The number of U.S. casualties killed during the Iran war is now 18. As the number of casualties rises, the president’s visit highlights mounting questions about when the war in Iran will end and what its aims are. Commuters walk past a wall mural along the street in Tehran on July 21, 2026. Atta Kenare/AFP via Getty Images hide caption toggle …

Pete Hegseth asks US Senate for ‘urgent’ Iran war funding increase

Pete Hegseth asks US Senate for ‘urgent’ Iran war funding increase

Published by Sam Flores

The cost of the US military campaign against Iran has already cost 37.5 billion dollars. The figure was revealed by the US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth as he appeared before the Senate to make the case for the war and ask for an additional 67 billion dollars worth of funding. The move drew criticism from both Democrats and Republicans. Details and analysis by FRANCE 24 international affairs editor, Rochelle Ferguson-Bouyahi. Keywords for this article Source link

Houthis blockade; Pete Hegseth; FDA on Cyclospora : NPR

Houthis blockade; Pete Hegseth; FDA on Cyclospora : NPR

Published by Sam Flores

Good morning. You’re reading the Up First newsletter. Subscribe here to get it delivered to your inbox, and listen to the Up First podcast for all the news you need to start your day. Today’s top stories Yemen’s Iranian-backed Houthi rebels say they plan to blockade the Bab Al-Mandeb Strait, a crucial route for Saudi Arabia’s oil exports on the Red Sea. The waterway currently allows Saudi Arabia to export millions of barrels of oil per day. The Houthis’ announcement comes as tensions in the region are already shaken by 10 days of fire exchanged between the U.S. and Iran as they try to assert control over the effectively closed Strait of Hormuz. A blockade of the Bab Al-Mandeb Strait could disrupt energy markets and drive up energy prices. Yemeni supporters of the Iran-backed Houthi movement gather during a rally against what the group says are restrictions imposed by the Saudi-led coalition on Houthi-controlled areas of Yemen, in Sanaa on July 17. Mohammed Huwais/AFP via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Mohammed Huwais/AFP via Getty Images 🎧 A Houthi …

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth goes to the Hill with nearly B funding request : NPR

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth goes to the Hill with nearly $90B funding request : NPR

Published by Sam Flores

Defense secretary Pete Hegseth will appear on the Hill on Tuesday. He’s looking for a nearly $90 billion funding boost, as the Iran war once again flares. Transcript LEILA FADEL, HOST: Lawmakers are seeking answers about the war in Iran from Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth today. MICHEL MARTIN, HOST: The White House is asking for a nearly $90 billion funding boost, most of that for military operations in Iran. In a few minutes, we’ll speak with one of the senators set to question Hegseth, Democrat Chris Murphy of Connecticut. It’s been more than two months since Hegseth testified on the Hill, and the Pentagon hasn’t briefed reporters since May. FADEL: Here with more is Quil Lawrence from NPR’s national security team. Good morning, Quil. QUIL LAWRENCE, BYLINE: Good morning. FADEL: So what else do we know about the U.S. casualties at this point? LAWRENCE: This Iranian attack on a joint U.S.-Jordanian airbase on Friday killed two soldiers. Another is missing and believed dead. There was another drone-related casualty at a U.S. base in northern Iraq over …