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Hegseth, Caine to testify before Senate panel amid escalating Iran war

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Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and Gen. Dan Caine, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, will testify before a Senate committee amid escalations in the war with Iran in recent days.

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  1. Hegseth, Caine to testify before Senate panel amid escalating Iran war

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    Watch live: Hegseth, Caine testify before Senate on Iran supplemental funding

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  1. Just the News

    Pete Hegseth, Dan Caine to testify on Iran war funding request on Tuesday (opens Just the News)

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    The Senate hearing will take place at 10 a.m. Eastern on Tuesday in the Dirksen Senate Office Building. Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins is also expected to testify.

  2. The Hill

    Hegseth, Caine testify on Iran supplemental amid escalation: What to know (opens The Hill)

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    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.

  3. CBS News

    Hegseth, Caine to testify before Senate panel amid escalating Iran war (opens CBS News)

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    Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and Gen. Dan Caine, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, will testify before a Senate committee amid escalations in the war with Iran in recent days.

  4. Washington Examiner

    WATCH LIVE: Hegseth, Caine, and Rollins testify before Senate appropriations committee (opens Washington Examiner)

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    War Secretary Pete Hegseth; Gen. Dan Caine, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff; and Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins will testify before the Senate appropriations committee on Tuesday at 2:30 p.m.

  5. The Hill

    Watch live: Hegseth, Caine testify before Senate on Iran supplemental funding (opens The Hill)

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    Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and Joint Chiefs of Staff Chair Dan Caine will testify before the Senate Appropriations Committee on Tuesday afternoon on the White House's $87.6 billion supplemental funding request.

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