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Pete Hegseth appears on Capitol Hill amid Iran war funding push

July 21, 2026, 7:50 p.m. ET
U.S. Secretary of War Pete Hegseth speaks to Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins after testifying during a Senate Appropriations Committee hearing in the Dirksen Senate Office Building on Capitol Hill on July 21, 2026 in Washington, DC. Members of the Trump administration appeared before the committee to request supplemental funding amid a recent escalation in the war with Iran.
U.S. Secretary of War Pete Hegseth speaks to Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins after testifying during a Senate Appropriations Committee hearing in the Dirksen Senate Office Building on Capitol Hill on July 21, 2026 in Washington, DC. Members of the Trump administration appeared before the committee to request supplemental funding amid a recent escalation in the war with Iran.
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A protester against the war in Iran holds pictures before US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Dan Caine and Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins are to testify during a Senate Committee on Appropriations hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC on July 21, 2026. US lawmakers are conducting a hearing to examine a review of US President Donald Trump's supplemental funding request of June 24, 2026.
A protester against the war in Iran holds pictures before US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Dan Caine and Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins are to testify during a Senate Committee on Appropriations hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC on July 21, 2026. US lawmakers are conducting a hearing to examine a review of US President Donald Trump's supplemental funding request of June 24, 2026.
ALEX WROBLEWSKI, AFP Via Getty Images
Flowers are seen at the seat of late Senator Lindsey Graham before US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Dan Caine and Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins are to testify during a Senate Committee on Appropriations hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, on July 21, 2026. US lawmakers are conducting a hearing to examine a review of US President Donald Trump's supplemental funding request of June 24, 2026.
Flowers are seen at the seat of late Senator Lindsey Graham before US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Dan Caine and Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins are to testify during a Senate Committee on Appropriations hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, on July 21, 2026. US lawmakers are conducting a hearing to examine a review of US President Donald Trump's supplemental funding request of June 24, 2026.
ALEX WROBLEWSKI, AFP Via Getty Images
US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth arrives to testify during a Senate Committee on Appropriations hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC on July 21, 2026. US lawmakers are conducting a hearing to examine a review of US President Donald Trump's supplemental funding request of June 24, 2026.
US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth arrives to testify during a Senate Committee on Appropriations hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC on July 21, 2026. US lawmakers are conducting a hearing to examine a review of US President Donald Trump's supplemental funding request of June 24, 2026.
ALEX WROBLEWSKI, AFP Via Getty Images
Anti-war protesters interrupt a Senate hearing on July 21, 2026, in Washington, DC.
Anti-war protesters interrupt a Senate hearing on July 21, 2026, in Washington, DC.
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A screen displays U.S. Secretary of War Pete Hegseth testifying during a Senate Appropriations Committee hearing in the Dirksen Senate Office Building on Capitol Hill on July 21, 2026 in Washington, DC. Members of the Trump administration appeared before the committee to request supplemental funding amid recent escalation in the war with Iran.
A screen displays U.S. Secretary of War Pete Hegseth testifying during a Senate Appropriations Committee hearing in the Dirksen Senate Office Building on Capitol Hill on July 21, 2026 in Washington, DC. Members of the Trump administration appeared before the committee to request supplemental funding amid recent escalation in the war with Iran.
Finn Gomez, Getty Images
U.S. Secretary of War Pete Hegseth testifies during a Senate Appropriations Committee hearing in the Dirksen Senate Office Building on Capitol Hill on July 21, 2026 in Washington, DC. Members of the Trump administration appeared before the committee to request supplemental funding amid recent escalation in the war with Iran.
U.S. Secretary of War Pete Hegseth testifies during a Senate Appropriations Committee hearing in the Dirksen Senate Office Building on Capitol Hill on July 21, 2026 in Washington, DC. Members of the Trump administration appeared before the committee to request supplemental funding amid recent escalation in the war with Iran.
Finn Gomez, Getty Images
U.S. Secretary of War Pete Hegseth testifies during a Senate Appropriations Committee hearing in the Dirksen Senate Office Building on Capitol Hill on July 21, 2026 in Washington, DC. Members of the Trump administration appeared before the committee to request supplemental funding amid recent escalation in the war with Iran.
U.S. Secretary of War Pete Hegseth testifies during a Senate Appropriations Committee hearing in the Dirksen Senate Office Building on Capitol Hill on July 21, 2026 in Washington, DC. Members of the Trump administration appeared before the committee to request supplemental funding amid recent escalation in the war with Iran.
Anna Moneymaker, Getty Images
US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth testifies during a Senate Committee on Appropriations hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, on July 21, 2026. US lawmakers are conducting a hearing to examine a review of US President Donald Trump's supplemental funding request of June 24, 2026.
US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth testifies during a Senate Committee on Appropriations hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, on July 21, 2026. US lawmakers are conducting a hearing to examine a review of US President Donald Trump's supplemental funding request of June 24, 2026.
ALEX WROBLEWSKI, AFP Via Getty Images
US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth testifies during a Senate Committee on Appropriations hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, on July 21, 2026. US lawmakers are conducting a hearing to examine a review of US President Donald Trump's supplemental funding request of June 24, 2026.
US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth testifies during a Senate Committee on Appropriations hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, on July 21, 2026. US lawmakers are conducting a hearing to examine a review of US President Donald Trump's supplemental funding request of June 24, 2026.
ALEX WROBLEWSKI, AFP Via Getty Images
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