Published May 12, 2026, 9:21 AM ET · Updated 6 months ago · 1 source

Live updates: Pentagon pegs Iran war cost at $29B as Hegseth, Caine testify in House panel

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Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth will be on Capitol Hill for budget hearings in both chambers on Tuesday morning. The testimony comes as President Trump’s snap decision to pull 5,000 U.S. troops out of Germany isn’t moving the needle in pushing European nations to enter the U.S. war in Iran or help Washington reopen the Strait of Hormuz, and…