GOP Senators Buck Hegseth’s $1.5T Budget Demand

Trump official could soon face GOP showdown: ‘Military caught in the middle’

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is facing pushback from some GOP allies in Congress as he attempts to secure a $1.5 trillion budget for the Pentagon next year, a new report found.

'Fuming' GOP senators start blaming 'haphazard' Hegseth for collapsing midterm chances

Frustrated Congressional Republicans have begun to blame Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth's Pentagon leadership and handling of the Iran war for "hurting our chances" in the midterms.An unnamed GOP senator made that complaint to Semafor in a report published Monday about how "fuming" Republicans have started pointing the finger at Hegseth as they see their midterm election opportunities slipping away.The report found Hegseth faces growing Republic…

GOP Senators Buck Hegseth’s $1.5T Budget Demand

Semafor reports: Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is running into a wall of congressional GOP resistance as he tries to secure $1.5 trillion for the Pentagon next year. Lawmakers’ growing reluctance to fulfill Hegseth’s eye-popping budget request reflects real intraparty concerns about his leadership, his relationship with Congress, and the ongoing war with Iran. It also … The post GOP Senators Buck Hegseth’s $1.5T Budget Demand appeared first on …