Pentagon officials confirmed the release of $400 million in funds for Ukraine that already had been authorized by Congress, after the top Senate Republican overseeing defense spending criticized Pentagon leaders for withholding the money.
Pentagon officials confirmed the release of $400 million in funds for Ukraine that already had been authorized by Congress, after the top Senate Republican overseeing defense spending criticized Pentagon leaders for withholding the money.
Firefighters work at a site following a Russian strike in Kyiv on April 16.
The US has spent an estimated $25 billion on the Iran war so far, the Pentagon comptroller said, providing the most complete public estimate of the conflict’s cost.
The US has spent an estimated $25 billion on the Iran war so far, the Pentagon comptroller said, providing the most complete public estimate of the conflict’s cost.
A Tomahawk Land Attack Missile is fired during Operation Epic Fury, on February 28. Source: U.S. Navy/Getty Images
Pentagon officials said the Iran war had cost $25 billion so far, offering the estimate in a contentious congressional hearing that saw Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth trade barbs with Democrats over the administration’s handling of the conflict.
Pentagon officials said the Iran war had cost $25 billion so far, offering the estimate in a contentious congressional hearing that saw Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth trade barbs with Democrats over the administration’s handling of the conflict.
Key congressional Republicans are poised to break with Donald Trump on his proposed 44% raise for the Pentagon, a rare act of defiance that signals the president’s weakening grip on Washington as the midterm elections near and he quickly approaches the back half of his second term.
Key congressional Republicans are poised to break with Donald Trump on his proposed 44% raise for the Pentagon, a rare act of defiance that signals the president’s weakening grip on Washington as the midterm elections near and he quickly approaches the back half of his second term.
President Donald Trump, left, and Pete Hegseth, US secretary of defense, during a news conference in Washington, DC, on April 6.
Anmelden
