Skip to content
The Nexus
SECURITYJul 21 · 19:23 UTCGUARDIAN USJoseph Gedeon in Washington

Pete Hegseth faces questions over $87.6bn additional funding for Pentagon

Pete Hegseth, the defense secretary, faces Senate lawmakers over the Trump administration’s $87.6bn Pentagon funding request, which aims to sustain the US-Israel war on Iran amid concerns about escalating costs. The request includes $67.1bn specifically for the war effort, as the Pentagon warns of dwindling funds.

Nexus surfaces and summarizes. The full story lives at the source.

Mentioned
Pete HegsethpersonU.S. Department of DefenseorganizationSenate Appropriations CommitteeorganizationGeneral Dan CainepersonUS-Israel war on IrantopicSusan CollinspersonTrump administrationorganization
Spot something wrong with this article?Report a problem →
Forward this
Related Signal

Adjacent reporting