Hegseth faces further grilling over Iran war strategy and costs – US politics live

Defense secretary to be quizzed by lawmakers on Senate armed services committee after bad-tempered session in House yesterday Sign up for the Breaking News US email Hello and welcome to our US politics coverage as Pete Hegseth faces a second day of grilling from Democrats on Capitol Hill, with senators getting their first opportunity to confront or praise the Pentagon chief over his handling of the Iran war. The defense secretary battled with Democrats - and some Republicans - yesterday during a nearly six-hour House armed services committee hearing, where he faced questioning over the war’s costs in dollars, lives and the diminishing stockpiles of critical weapons. US economic growth likely accelerated in the first quarter on a rebound in government spending after a crippling government shutdown.