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Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth appeared before the Senate Tuesday to make a case for President Donald Trump\u2019s $87.6 billion supplemental funding request, mostly intended to replenish the Pentagon after the U.S. war against Iran. Hegseth said the war has cost $37.5 billion, so far. Hegseth provided the new estimate, up from earlier accounts, during testimony before the Senate Appropriations Committee, where his opening remarks were interrupted by protestors several times. <\/p>\n

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Meanwhile, the U.S. and Iran are back to bombing every day in a bid to control the Strait of Hormuz. And neither is backing down, showing the limitations of Trump\u2019s reliance on escalating airstrikes to bend Tehran to his will.<\/p>\n

While the Trump administration says it is open to diplomacy, Iran so far has refused to loosen its grip over the crucial oil shipping corridor in the Persian Gulf. It is raising questions about the strategy for the conflict\u2019s next phase. The intensifying attacks have collapsed an interim ceasefire deal, killed more American troops and sent U.S. gasoline prices back up, posing more problems for Republicans hoping to get reelected.<\/p>\n

The Latest:<\/p>\n

Caine acknowledges limits of air strikes to win war<\/h3>\n

Gen. Dan Caine, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, acknowledged the limits of airpower after being pressed on the reliance of airstrikes alone against Iran.<\/p>\n

\u201cAs you look across the totality of history, airpower\u2019s got limits, and we always have to be mindful of those,\u201d Caine said. \u201cI think where America\u2019s area of exclusivity is, is when we bring the totality of the diplomatic, informational, economic and pair that with the military. And there\u2019s a lot of that work going on.\u201d<\/p>\n

Caine declined to say whether ground combat could be next after being pressed by Sen. Jack Reed, a Rhode Island Democrat who noted the likely costs of having boots on the ground.<\/p>\n

The general later said: \u201cIran will continue to be a challenge moving forward.\u201d<\/p>\n

Hegseth estimates Iran war has cost $37.5B so far<\/h3>\n

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said Tuesday the U.S. war against Iran has cost $37.5 billion, so far, as he is facing questions and protests at a Senate hearing ahead of a $95 billion GOP budget package to fund the military, along with aid to farmers and voting law changes that are top White House priorities.<\/p>\n

Hegseth provided the new estimate, up from earlier accounts, during testimony before the Senate Appropriations Committee. Several times, protesters interrupted Hegseth\u2019s opening remarks, which come days after the Pentagon announced that three more American service members have died in the conflict, bringing the death toll to 17, and that more than 100 have been injured since early July.<\/p>\n

Hegseth said the supplemental war funding is an \u201curgent, necessary\u201d injection of funds, and with President Donald Trump\u2019s proposed $1.5 trillion defense budget a generational investment in the military.<\/p>\n

\u201cWithout these funds, we face critical shortfalls,\u201d Hegseth testified.<\/p>\n

Hegseth warns that troop training and pay is in doubt if military doesn\u2019t get more money<\/h3>\n

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth warned senators that troop training would have to be curtailed if the Pentagon doesn\u2019t get the $67 billion in supplemental funds its requesting from Congress. He also raised concerns about troop pay and weapons that defend against enemy drones and missiles.<\/p>\n

Hegseth said $46 billion is needed for munitions and expanding production lines, while $21 billion would be for military pay, fuel and replacing equipment.<\/p>\n

\u201cWithout these funds, we face critical shortfalls that threaten our ability to also simply pay our service members,\u201d Hegseth said.<\/p>\n

Democratic lawmakers countered that the Pentagon is yet to spend tens of billions of dollars of money it received last year. But Hegseth doubled down on the need for the supplemental funds.<\/p>\n

Trump says direct US-Lebanon flights could resume for first time in more than 40 years<\/h3>\n

President Donald Trump said Tuesday he\u2019ll allow American carriers to resume direct flights to Lebanon more than 40 years after the US suspended the route.<\/p>\n

Direct flights between the U.S. and Lebanon were suspended in 1985 by President Ronald Reagan\u2019s administration following the hijacking of TWA Flight 847.<\/p>\n

\u201cI am hereby directing my Administration to allow all U.S. airline carriers to fly directly to Lebanon so that Americans can easily visit this beautiful land,\u201d Trump said in a social media post after meeting earlier on Tuesday with Lebanese President Joseph Aoun.<\/p>\n

During a White House meeting on Tuesday with the country\u2019s leader, Joseph Aoun, Trump pledged to help Lebanon \u201ca lot.\u201d Aoun came to Washington to push for long-term calm after months of war between Israel and the Iran-backed Hezbollah militant group.<\/p>\n

Hegseth\u2019s remarks repeatedly interrupted by anti-war protestors<\/h3>\n

One after another, protestors interrupted the defense secretary\u2019s opening remarks and were quickly removed by Capitol Police. The secretary paused four times for protestors to be removed from the room.<\/p>\n

\u201cStop bombing our children, stop bombing Palestine, this is illegal,\u201d yelled one protestor who was escorted from the room.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe will have order in the hearing room,\u201d Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine, told the room after a third protestor interrupted Hegseth\u2019s remarks.<\/p>\n

Collins added after a fourth protester interrupted proceedings: \u201cI would ask that the Capitol Police, whose professionalism I admire, remove those who are seeking to disrupt the hearing.\u201d<\/p>\n

Senators criticize Iran war\u2019s costs and Hegseth\u2019s leadership as hearing begins<\/h3>\n

Senators opened Tuesday\u2019s hearing on the Iran war\u2019s costs with ample criticism for the conflict as well as the stalled careers of Black and female military officers under Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth.<\/p>\n

Hegseth is set to testify before the Senate Appropriations Committee as Republicans push a $95 billion budget package to fund the military.<\/p>\n

Sen. Susan Collins, a Maine Republican and committee chair, cited news reports that women and people of color are disproportionately fired or sidelined under Hegseth\u2019s leadership, arguing that it\u2019s \u201clikely to discourage well qualified women and individuals of color from joining our armed forces.\u201d<\/p>\n

Washington Sen. Patty Murray, the ranking Democrat, noted the war\u2019s lack of popular support and impact on the economy as gas prices rise and economic growth slows.<\/p>\n

Trump adds Thomas Jefferson statue to Rose Garden patio<\/h3>\n

The statue of a seated Jefferson currently faces the White House with its back toward the Oval Office.<\/p>\n

The White House says it\u2019s positioned that way because groundskeepers need to reinforce the foundation at the location where Trump wants to put the statue. After that happens, plans call for the statue of a founding father who was the third U.S. president to face the Rose Garden and the Oval Office.<\/p>\n

The White House says it was a gift from George Lundeen, a Colorado-based bronze sculptor.<\/p>\n

The Jefferson statue replaces one of George Washington, which was moved to another location in the Rose Garden.<\/p>\n

Judge weighs bid to block Trump administration policy to reject visas for natives of 75 countries<\/h3>\n

Lawyers for dozens of immigrants have asked a federal judge to block the Trump administration from enforcing a policy directing the State Department to reject visa applications by citizens of 75 countries based on their nationality.<\/p>\n

U.S. District Judge Trevor McFadden in Washington, D.C., didn\u2019t rule from the bench on Tuesday after hearing arguments from attorneys for the government and roughly four dozen immigrants from the countries singled out by the January 2026 policy.<\/p>\n

McFadden, who was nominated to the bench by Trump, appeared to be skeptical that the lawsuit\u2019s plaintiffs have legal standing to challenge the policy. But the judge also said he sees some legal precedent to support arguments by plaintiffs\u2019 lawyers.<\/p>\n

Plaintiffs\u2019 attorneys said it\u2019s illegal for the State Department to enforce a blanket prohibition on issuing immigrant visas to nationals of the 75 designated countries.<\/p>\n

Government lawyers say the plaintiffs haven\u2019t shown how they\u2019re irreparably harmed by the policy.<\/p>\n

UN chief warns military escalation puts pressure on trade, transport, fuel and commodities prices<\/h3>\n

Secretary-General Antonio Guterres calls attacks on civilian infrastructure in Iran and the region, including a desalination plant and nuclear power plant under construction, \u201cunacceptable\u201d and a violation of international law, U.N. spokesman Stephane Dujarric said Tuesday.<\/p>\n

Attacks on vital infrastructure for civilians including hospitals and water supplies must stop immediately, the secretary-general\u2019s spokesman said.<\/p>\n

The secretary-general and his personal envoy, Jean Arnault, call the current situation \u201cteetering,\u201d and don\u2019t want to see a return to full-scale conflict, he said.<\/p>\n

Guterres reiterates that there is no military solution to the conflict and calls for the immediate reopening of the Strait of Hormuz and intensified efforts toward a peaceful settlement, Dujarric said.<\/p>\n

Trump appears to try to shift blame for US soldiers\u2019 deaths<\/h3>\n

The president told reporters he would go to Dover for the dignified transfer of U.S. soldiers killed in the Middle East over the weekend.<\/p>\n

\u201cThey did slip something through in Jordan,\u201d he said, appearing to refer to the deadly Iranian ballistic missile and drone attacks there. \u201cIf we had other operators, you know, it would have not happened, unfortunately.\u201d<\/p>\n

He went on: \u201cWe\u2019ve stopped almost everything, but when you let other people do your job with the United States \u2014 we let other people do the job \u2014 and sometimes it doesn\u2019t work out so well.\u201d<\/p>\n

Trump did not elaborate on his comments, and it was not immediately clear who Trump was saying was responsible for protecting U.S. forces in Jordan. The White House did not immediately respond to a request for more information.<\/p>\n

Trump says US will strike Pickaxe Mountain \u2018very soon\u2019<\/h3>\n

Discussing plans to stop Iran from obtaining a nuclear weapon, Trump said the United States will soon target the area near Pickaxe Mountain \u2014 a fortified underground site near one of Iran\u2019s primary nuclear enrichment facilities.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019ll be hitting that area pretty soon, and very heavily,\u201d Trump told reporters on Tuesday.<\/p>\n

The president made the comment after being asked whether he believes Iran has moved nuclear centrifuges to the site. He said it \u201cdoesn\u2019t mean anything\u201d unless Iran has uranium to enrich.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe follow the material,\u201d he said. \u201cThat\u2019s where the action is.\u201d<\/p>\n

Trump says he\u2019ll pay his respects to fallen service members at Dover<\/h3>\n

The president is expected to attend the dignified transfer on Wednesday. It\u2019s a ritual considered to be one of the most somber duties of the commander-in-chief.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019ll be going to Dover for something that I feel is \u2014 it\u2019s a great honor for me to do it,\u201d Trump told reporters.<\/p>\n

Two soldiers killed in Iranian missile and drone attacks in Jordan will be returned during the dignified transfer, according to an administration official speaking on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to discuss it publicly.<\/p>\n

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The remains of another soldier killed in Iraq during a detonation of an Iranian drone will also be returned, the official said, as well as a fourth service member whose remains have not yet been identified but who is believed to be a soldier missing after the Jordan attacks.<\/p>\n

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Biden disagrees with the decision to expose his private discussions<\/h3>\n

Biden spokesperson T.J. Ducklo said the former president disagrees with the ruling but \u201crespects the courts and the vital role an independent judiciary plays in a healthy democracy.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cPresident Biden\u2019s conversations for a book a decade ago that discussed his late son are private, and were provided to the Department of Justice on the express condition they stay that way,\u201d Ducklo said in a statement. \u201cReversing course and making them public is just the latest example of this administration weaponizing the (Justice Department) for political retribution.\u201d<\/p>\n

Trump says US will \u2018take care of business\u2019 if Houthis impose blockade<\/h3>\n

Asked about his level of concern about a blockade of the Red Sea by the Iranian-backed Houthi rebels, Trump suggested it wasn\u2019t an immediate problem.<\/p>\n

\u201cSo far, it hasn\u2019t happened,\u201d Trump told reporters in the Oval Office. \u201cI think that if there is something like that, we\u2019ll just have to take care of business.\u201d<\/p>\n

The Houthi-run SABA news agency said six ships were forced to reroute on Tuesday after being warned by the rebels, a day after they announced a maritime embargo against Saudi Arabia.<\/p>\n

But Trump said \u201cwe\u2019ve had no problem with the Houthis\u201d recently, and \u201cthey\u2019ve had no problem with us for a long period of time, including during this conflict.\u201d<\/p>\n

Vance is in the Oval Office for Lebanon meeting days after son\u2019s birth<\/h3>\n

Vice President JD Vance sat with other top administration officials for Trump\u2019s meeting with Aoun.<\/p>\n

Vance\u2019s wife, second lady Usha Vance, gave birth on Sunday to the couple\u2019s fourth child.<\/p>\n

Alec Neel Vance is the first baby born to a sitting vice president in more than 150 years.<\/p>\n

Trump says he\u2019s looking at a tariff on Canada over wildfires<\/h3>\n

Days of smoke from wildfires in Canada drifting into the United States contributed to poor air quality in cities from Detroit to Washington, D.C.<\/p>\n

\u201cThey\u2019re not managing their forests properly. And the wind has a tendency to blow right over New York City,\u201d said Trump, once a longtime resident of the city. \u201cMichigan was really affected,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n

Asked about the issue during an Oval Office appearance with the president of Lebanon, Trump said Canada seems unable to manage the problem.<\/p>\n

Trump says US has \u2018no interest\u2019 in Iran talks for now<\/h3>\n

Speaking in the Oval Office on Tuesday, Trump gave a dim view on possible talks with Iran to end the war.<\/p>\n

\u201cI will tell you, they want to desperately meet. And until they\u2019re ready to meet in a meaningful way, we have no interest in meeting,\u201d Trump told reporters.<\/p>\n

He said that in dialogue behind the scenes, Iranian officials have said \u201cthey want to meet desperately to try and end it, because they\u2019re getting decimated.\u201d<\/p>\n

Iran and the U.S. have escalated attacks recently as their interim deal to end the war falls apart.<\/p>\n

Iran-backed Houthi rebels say their Red Sea blockade is working<\/h3>\n

The rebels have opened a new front against Saudi Arabia by declaring a naval blockade of the kingdom, threatening the flow of global oil supplies and trade through the Red Sea.<\/p>\n

With the Strait of Hormuz blocked, Saudi Arabia has been relying on a pipeline to the Red Sea to get millions of barrels of oil to market.<\/p>\n

Six ships in the Red Sea were forced to reroute on Tuesday after they received warnings from the rebels, according to the Houthi-run SABA news agency.<\/p>\n

Separately, three Houthi officials told The Associated Press that the rebel group warned international shipping companies on Monday to avoid transiting in the Bab el-Mandeb Strait, the gateway to the Red Sea at the southern tip of the Arabian Peninsula.<\/p>\n

\u2014 By Jon Gambrell and Munir Ahmed<\/p>\n

Report says Trump administration has harmed global efforts to prevent and treat HIV<\/h3>\n

The President\u2019s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief, known as PEPFAR, is credited with saving at least 26 million lives since its inception in 2003. But it\u2019s been impaired by the dismantling of the U.S. Agency for International Development and cuts to thousands of global health grants.<\/p>\n

These disruptions to the global AIDS relief program have forced organizations to close clinics, lay off staff and cut services, seriously impeding efforts to prevent and treat the disease in dozens of countries, according to a report released Tuesday by amfAR, the Foundation for AIDS Research.<\/p>\n

Other research, published in the journal Nature Health in June, found a 10% decline in antiretroviral treatment \u2014 nearly two million fewer people living with HIV \u2014 getting the life-saving treatment through PEPFAR.<\/p>\n

Trump administration pushes ahead with plans to reopen US embassy in Libya<\/h3>\n

The State Department has informed Congress that it plans to move ahead with the potential re-opening of the U.S. Embassy in Libya. It\u2019s proposing to allocate nearly $41 million to restore America\u2019s formal diplomatic presence in the North African nation.<\/p>\n

The effort comes amid new warnings of Iranian-related attacks against U.S. facilities and interests around the world, particularly in the Middle East.<\/p>\n

The department told lawmakers that the money would cover \u201ca range of security-related activities associated with plans for the potential phased resumption of embassy operations in Libya.\u201d The embassy in Tripoli was shuttered in July 2014.<\/p>\n

The Trump administration reopened the U.S. Embassy in Caracas, Venezuela following the ouster of former President Nicolas Maduro in January and is also seeking to reopen the closed embassy in Damascus, Syria.<\/p>\n

AI stocks keep rising, even as Brent oil\u2019s price tops $90<\/h3>\n

More gains for makers of computer chips and other winners of the artificial-intelligence boom are carrying Wall Street higher on Tuesday after tumbling the week before.<\/p>\n

After rocketing higher because of the boom in investment in AI chips and data centers, they\u2019ve come under pressure in recent weeks on worries that they shot too high. Concerns are also weighing that AI investments may fall off if they don\u2019t produce as much profit and productivity as promised.<\/p>\n

The gains came despite more climbs for oil prices, and Brent crude oil topped $90 per barrel because of continued attacks between the United States and Iran. It rose 2.2% to $91.17, up from less than $72 early this month.<\/p>\n

The oil price hikes threaten a reacceleration of inflation, just as it was slowing more than economists expected. That in turn could push the Federal Reserve and other central banks to raise interest rates, which would slow economies and undercut prices for stocks and other investments.<\/p>\n

Rubio will meet with Chinese counterpart in Manila<\/h3>\n

Secretary of State Marco Rubio will meet with Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi on Wednesday in Manila, the State Department said.<\/p>\n

The top diplomats from the world\u2019s two largest economies are attending annual talks of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations this week in the Philippine capital.<\/p>\n

The ASEAN summit comes amid unfolding crises led by renewed fighting between the U.S. and Iran as well as a violent skirmish in the disputed South China Sea.<\/p>\n

The Rubio-Wang meeting could help set up the next sitdown between Trump and Chinese leader Xi Jinping.<\/p>\n

Rubio said ahead of the summit that he expects Xi to visit the U.S. in September and that \u201cit\u2019s incumbent on powerful, important countries like ours to continue to talk and have a relationship.\u201d<\/p>\n

Secret Service agent injured at White House correspondents\u2019 dinner will be honored at make-up event<\/h3>\n

Secret Service Police Officer Victor Gonzales will be given a special award for exceptional service at a rescheduled White House Correspondents\u2019 Association Dinner, the association said Tuesday.<\/p>\n

Gonzales was at a security checkpoint during the April dinner when it was interrupted by a gunman who prosecutors say was trying to assassinate Trump. The Secret Service said Gonzales was struck in his protective vest as he engaged the gunman, who was tackled outside the ballroom.<\/p>\n

\u201cHis swift and decisive actions assisted in deterring the gunman from proceeding any further,\u201d the Secret Service said.<\/p>\n

A make-up event being held Friday at the Waldorf Astoria hotel at Trump\u2019s encouragement will also honor Washington Hilton hotel staff who helped guests in the aftermath.<\/p>\n

Soldier\u2019s widow says she\u2019ll \u2018never recover\u2019<\/h3>\n

Swinton\u2019s wife, Mia Gonzalez-Swinton, posted on social media that she was informed of his death on Sunday. The couple have a 6-year-old son and a 4-year-old daughter.<\/p>\n

\u201cI will never recover from this, you should be home. We had so many plans for when you got back, I\u2019m sick to my stomach,\u201d she wrote in a Facebook post Monday.<\/p>\n

US military identifies soldier killed while disarming a drone in Iraq<\/h3>\n

The military said it was investigating the death of Sgt. Michael Emmanuel Swinton of Fayetteville, North Carolina, during a controlled detonation of an Iranian drone on Sunday at an air base in Irbil.<\/p>\n

Swinton, 30, will get a Bronze Star, Purple Heart and Combat Action Badge, and be promoted to staff sergeant, the military said in a statement.<\/p>\n

He enlisted in the Army in 2017, and was assigned to the 55th Air Defense Artillery Regiment, 108th Air Defense Artillery Brigade, out of Fort Bragg.<\/p>\n

Two U.S. Army soldiers were killed in Jordan on Friday while defending against Iranian ballistic missile and drone attacks. They were the first U.S. troop deaths from direct Iranian fire since the opening days of the war.<\/p>\n

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