Hegseth set for Senate grilling as Iran war sours

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It’s grilling weather on Capitol Hill:

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The U.S.-Iran ceasefire is falling apart, and the Trump administration is expected to face a lot of questions about it today as the risk of a full-scale war grows.

Gas prices have jumped again, and the Strait of Hormuz is in limbo.

First up: Lebanese President Joseph Aoun is at the White House right now, meeting with President Trump. Remember, the U.S. and Lebanon are not engaged in a conflict, but Israel and Lebanon are. Aoun needs Trump to pressure Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to withdraw Israeli troops from Lebanon.

Then: Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is scheduled to testify today to ask lawmakers for more money to fund the ongoing war with Iran. Gen. Dan Caine, the chair of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, is also scheduled to appear.

💻 Watch the hearing live at 2:30 p.m.

Three U.S. service members were recently killed in the conflict and the Pentagon announced that nearly 100 service members have been injured this month, ever since the strikes resumed.

The president’s own party doesn’t have the appetite for a drawn-out war. The Hill’s Alexander Bolton reports that GOP lawmakers are alarmed about the devolving situation. They’re trying to defend their House and Senate majorities and worry this unpopular war may set them back.

Even a number of a Fox News pundits are urging Trump to find a way out of the war with Iran, acknowledging it’s a political liability.

Read Bolton’s reporting: ‘GOP faces new alarm over Iran........

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