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Democratic Senator Gary Peters (Mr.) said Tuesday that Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth was a “failure” and lacked the leadership needed to win the Iran war. “Secretary Haig said, despite your failure to win this war, you have come back to ask Congress for approximately $70 billion of additional funding,” Peters said at an appropriations hearing….

America’s top uniformed and civilian military leaders laid out their case in the Senate on Tuesday for a nearly $80 billion emergency funding package to help replenish reserves spent during the Iran war and finance other priorities of the Trump administration. Democrats were highly skeptical of the request, asking why American taxpayers should continue paying…

Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) scored a victory Tuesday when House Republicans voted to advance the budget framework for a third reconciliation package. But the proposal still faces significant hurdles as GOP leaders work to keep conservative hardliners on board. The budget framework seeks $73 billion in defense and intelligence funding amid conflict… Source link

As the Maine Democratic Party prepares to rally around former state senator Troy Jackson (D-Maine) as a candidate for Senate, reports of his fiery temper are making the rounds around the Pine Tree State. He has been accused of verbally abusing Rachel Talbot Ross, who served as House Speaker, during her tenure as Senate President….

ESPN is making sweeping companywide staffing cuts this week as the sports media giant makes changes to its business that have led to the tenure of some notable names at the network. Longtime baseball broadcaster Carl Ravitch, NFL analyst Ryan Clark and reporter Tom Pelissero were among those let go… Source link

The President has officially put Canada on notice over the wildfires and suggested the country should now pay US compensation over the smoke spreading across the border. Source link

President Trump said Monday that the United States will “take care of things” in the Red Sea if Yemen’s Houthis impose a blockade on shipping and energy exports from Saudi Arabia. “So far, it hasn’t happened, maybe, but we’re taking care of things,” Trump said in the Oval Office, where he was hosting Lebanon… Source…

Democrats are meeting in Washington this week to discuss where their 2028 presidential primary should begin. iowa? new Hampshire? South Carolina? Nevada? Meanwhile, Senator Jon Ossoff (D-Ga.) is stepping up his attacks on President Trump, and Maine may have a new Democratic Senate candidate. Join Battle of 2028 for a live Q&A and discussion… Source…

The late Senator Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) will be honored at funeral services in Washington, D.C., and his home state of South Carolina next week, according to new details shared by his sister’s office Tuesday morning. A spokesperson for the late MLA had announced last week that services would be held on July 28… Source link