Some senators pushed back on Hegseth's funding request as he testified at a pivotal time in the war. The war with Iran has cost the US some $37.5bn (£28bn) so far - an increase of nearly $8bn since the last estimate in May, Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth has said. In his first appearance before the Senate Appropriations Committee since hostilities b... [3363 chars]
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