GOP fiscal hawks largely unmoved by Hegseth's defense dollars pitch

Source: thehill.com · Section: politics · Bias: Center-Right · Published: Wed, 24 Jun 2026 21:39:58 GMT

The Trump administration is struggling to convince GOP lawmakers to back President Trump’s $1.5 trillion defense budget in addition to tens of billions of dollars to fund the Iran war. Both Trump and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth were on Capitol Hill Wednesday to shore up support for the request, among other issues, with the Pentagon...

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