Hegseth, Caine testify on Iran supplemental amid escalation: What to know
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Dan Caine are set to testify in front of the Senate Tuesday on the White House’s supplemental funding request, days after an escalation in the U.S.-Iran war left three service members dead. Hegseth and.

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Brimstone Report is tracking this as a curated politics brief. The source report from The Hill says: Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Dan Caine are set to testify in front of the Senate Tuesday on the White House’s supplemental funding request, days after an escalation in the U.S.-Iran war left three service members dead. Hegseth and.
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- Published: Jul 20, 2026, 11:14 PM UTC
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