Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth responded Thursday to a Washington Post report that the Pentagon will ask Congress for an additional $200 billion for the Iran war. He said that the number could change because it “takes money to kill bad guys.” CBS News congressional correspondent Caitlin Huey-Burns has more from Capitol Hill. Source link
NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Sen. Tommy Tuberville, R-Ala., on Tuesday sought to defend his social media post comparing New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s rhetoric to the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks. Tuberville shared a post last week that juxtaposed a photo of the terror attack on the Twin Towers with … Read more
NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! The man who worked security for Rep. Jasmine Crockett, D-Texas, but was killed in a standoff with SWAT last week was accused of impersonating a police officer and other offenses, although the congresswoman is defending him, saying his criminal history does not include any violent offenses. The … Read more
NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! FIRST ON FOX: Nearly 28,000 Americans have returned from the Middle East, according to the State Department, which outlined a large-scale evacuation effort as Senate Democrats escalated criticism over the conflict in Iran. A top State Department official, in a letter to Senate Democrats first obtained by … Read more
Watch: Pentagon official defends Trump after congressman says president dragged U.S. into Iran war – CBS News Watch CBS News Democratic Rep. Adam Smith pressed Under Secretary of Defense Elbridge Colby about the U.S. objectives in Iran. Colby defended President Trump after Smith said the president failed to keep the U.S. out of a war … Read more
NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! EXCLUSIVE: Newly obtained financial statements shed light on claims that former Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Assistant Secretary Tricia McLaughlin’s husband’s company profited millions as a result of a DHS advertising campaign. DHS Secretary Kristi Noem faced intense questioning during a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing Tuesday, and … Read more
Minnesota Gov. Walz defends state’s actions during fraud testimony – CBS News Watch CBS News Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz defended his state’s actions Wednesday in a House Oversight Committee hearing on fraud. CBS News correspondent Jonah Kaplan has the latest. Source link
NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Secretary of State Marco Rubio delivered one of his bluntest defenses yet of President Donald Trump’s strikes on Iran Tuesday, sharply rejecting criticism and describing the regime as “lunatics” as he argued the president acted at the right moment to prevent Tehran from obtaining a nuclear weapon. … Read more
Eye Opener: Strikes intensify against Iran as Trump defends expanding war – CBS News Watch CBS News The U.S. and Israel intensify strikes against Iran as Americans look to evacuate the Middle East. Plus, a key Republican Senate race is heading to a runoff. All that and all that matters in today’s Eye Opener. Source … Read more
President Trump on Tuesday defended his decision to launch strikes on Iran as the conflict in the region widened. CBS News’ Matt Gutman, Aaron Navarro and Kelly O’Grady have the latest on the war. Source link