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Hegseth and Caine testify at Senate hearing amid Iran war

Watch live coverage as Defense Secretary Hegseth and Joint Chiefs of Staff Chairman Gen. Caine testify at a Senate Appropriations Committee hearing on the Department of Defense's budget request amid the Iran war and uncertainty around a possible peace deal as the cost of the conf

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Hegseth and Caine testify at Senate hearing amid Iran warWatch live coverage as Defense Secretary Hegseth and Joint Chiefs of Staff Chairman Gen. Caine testify at a Senate Appropriations Committee hearing on the Department of Defense's budget request amid the Iran war and uncertainty around a possible peace deal as the cost of the conf
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