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Defense Policy

Pentagon spending decisions, military strategy, and defense appropriations.

  1. 2026

    4 items
    Democrats' Iran war powers resolution fails in House
    House effort to end Trump's war with Iran fails by one vote
    War Powers Resolution: Expedited Procedures
    May 14

    House Iran war powers resolution fails on historic 212-212 tie

    Three GOP defections aren't enough as House ties 212-212 on Iran war powers

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    Jared Golden
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    Hegseth defends Iran war's mission, costs in first testimony since it began
    The Iran war now has a price tag ($25 billion), but still no end date
    history.house.gov
    Apr 29

    Pentagon puts Iran war cost at $25B as Hegseth battles Congress

    First public cost accounting revealed as sixty-day War Powers deadline nears

    Pete Hegseth
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Key figures in Defense Policy

26 figures
Pete Hegseth
U.S. Secretary of Defense, confirmed January 24, 2026 (51-50)
Adam Smith
Ranking Member, House Armed Services Committee (D-WA)
Austin Scott
U.S. Representative (R-GA), House Armed Services Committee
Brian Fitzpatrick
U.S. Representative (R-PA-1), swing-district Republican
Chris Coons
U.S. Senator (D-DE), Senate Armed Services Committee
Dan Caine
Chairman, Joint Chiefs of Staff
Don Bacon
U.S. Representative (R-NE), House Armed Services Committee
Donald Trump
President of the United States
Frederica Wilson
U.S. Representative (D-FL-24)
Hakeem Jeffries
House Minority Leader (D-NY-8)
Jared Golden
U.S. Representative (D-ME-2), former Marine
Jen Kiggans
U.S. Representative (R-VA), House Armed Services Committee
John Fetterman
U.S. Senator (D-PA)
John Garamendi
U.S. Representative (D-CA), House Armed Services Committee
Josh Gottheimer
U.S. Representative (D-NJ-5), sponsor of H.Con.Res.75
Jules Hurst III
Acting Undersecretary of Defense for Comptroller (Pentagon Comptroller)
Lisa Murkowski
U.S. Senator (R-AK)
Monae Johnson
Speaker of the U.S. House (R-LA-4)
Pramila Jayapal
U.S. Representative (D-WA-7), former chair of the Congressional Progressive Caucus
Rand Paul
U.S. Senator (R-KY)
Russell Vought
White House Budget Director
Susan Collins
U.S. Senator (R-ME)
Tammy Duckworth
U.S. Senator (D-IL)
Thomas Massie
U.S. Representative (R-KY-4), libertarian Republican
Tom Barrett
U.S. Representative (R-MI-7), swing-district Republican
Tom Kean Jr.
U.S. Representative (R-NJ-7)