Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is facing another day of scrutiny from lawmakers over his handling of the Iran war. The Senate Armed Services Committee will hear a presentation on the 2027 military budget proposal, which would increase defense spending to a historic $1.5 trillion. This follows a six-hour hearing at the House of Representatives, where Heegseth faced sharp questioning about the war's costs, lives, and dwindling stockpiles of critical weapons. Democrats are expected to press for answers on strategy in the conflict, which is currently in a tenuous ceasefire and Hegsetsh’s firing of top military leaders. He also faced questions about the cost of the war, which has cost $25 billion, mostly in munitions, and how much more it could cost.