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A general view of Tehran with smoke visible in the distance after explosions were reported in the city, on March 02, 2026. (Photo by Contributor/Getty Images)

Trump’s rising Iran War price tag

Garrett Owen
U.S. Secretary of War Pete Hegseth stands at attention during an advanced honor cordon for Canadian National Defense Minister David McGuinty at the Pentagon on September 22, 2025 in Arlington, Virginia. (Anna Moneymaker / Getty Images)

DoD nixed plan to avoid civilian deaths

Hannah Allam - ProPublica
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth speaks during a Cabinet meeting on Oct. 9, 2025. (Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)

Pete Hegseth's action movie rhetoric

Casey Ryan Kelly - The Conversation
Smoke rises from the area after it was targeted in attacks as a series of explosions are heard in Tehran, Iran on March 01, 2026. The Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting (IRIB) building after Iranian authorities said it was targeted in the attacks, as the Iranian army announced it had launched new strikes against U.S. and Israeli targets. (Photo by Fatemeh Bahrami/Anadolu via Getty Images)

Does the US have an endgame in Iran?

Farah N. Jan - The Conversation
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U.S. Secretary of War Pete Hegseth attends a Medal of Honor Ceremony in the East Room of the White House on March 02, 2026. (Photo by Andrew Harnik/Getty Images)

Hegseth: Iran isn't another forever war

Garrett Owen
U.S. Secretary of War Pete Hegseth speaks during a meeting at the Pentagon on January 15, 2026 in Arlington, Virginia. (Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images)

Boat strike victims' families sue US

Jelinda Montes
U.S. Sen. Mark Kelly, D-Ariz., speaks to press before the Senate Armed Services Committee confirmation hearing for U.S. President-elect Donald Trump's nominee for Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth on Capitol Hill on January 14, 2025 in Washington, DC. (Kayla Bartkowski/Getty Images)

Kelly sues Hegseth, Pentagon

Alex Galbraith
Rep. Mike Rogers, R-Ala., speaks to reporters as he leaves the House Republican Conference meeting in the U.S. Capitol on Wednesday, December 10, 2025. (Bill Clark/Getty Images)

Rogers says boat-strike probe is "done"

Blaise Malley
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U.S. Vice President-elect Sen. JD Vance (R-OH) arrives for the Senate Republican leadership elections at the U.S. Capitol on November 13, 2024 in Washington, DC. (Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images)

Vance joked about Signalgate in chat

Alex Galbraith
U.S. President-elect Donald Trump's nominee for Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth arrives for his Senate Armed Services confirmation hearing on Capitol Hill on January 14, 2025 in Washington, DC. (Andrew Harnik/Getty Images)

IG: Hegseth put troops at risk

Blaise Malley
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth. (Celal Gunes / Anadolu / Getty Images)

Hill presses Hegseth on strike

Blaise Malley
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth speaks to senior military leaders at Marine Corps Base Quantico on Sept. 30, 2025. (Andrew Harnik/Getty Images)

Hegseth's "warrior ethos" is cowardice

Amanda Marcotte
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U.S. Sen. Mark Kelly (D-AZ) speaks at a news conference in the U.S. Capitol on December 1, 2025, in Washington, DC. Kelly held the event to address what he described as intimidating actions by U.S. President Donald Trump and Secretary of War Pete Hegseth, following a video in which Kelly and several lawmakers urged U.S. troops to refuse “illegal orders.” (Photo by Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)

Kelly: Hegseth is "playing Army"

Alex Galbraith
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth speaks during a Cabinet meeting on Oct. 9, 2025. (Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)

Kelly: Hegseth's double-tap a war crime

Alex Galbraith
Reports are now out that Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth ordered multiple missile strikes to make sure there were no survivors on the supposed "drug boats" from South America. (Felix Leon / AFP via Getty Images)

Hegseth ordered 2nd strike on survivors

CK Smith
U.S. Sen. Mark Kelly, D-Ariz., speaks to press before the Senate Armed Services Committee confirmation hearing for U.S. President-elect Donald Trump's nominee for Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth on Capitol Hill on January 14, 2025 in Washington, DC. (Kayla Bartkowski/Getty Images)

Kelly brushes off court-martial threats

Alex Galbraith
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Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth. (Celal Gunes / Anadolu / Getty Images)

News outlets reject DOD rules

Blaise Malley
Qatar and US defense leaders agree to transition part of an Idaho air force base into a Qatari flight training facility. Not a wholly Qatari base on US soil, despite what some internet rumors say. (ALEX WROBLEWSKI / Getty Images)

Qatar isn't getting a US air force base

CK Smith
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth. (Celal Gunes / Anadolu / Getty Images)

Hegseth order sparks military "anxiety"

Garrett Owen
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth. (Celal Gunes / Anadolu / Getty Images)

Dems: Hegseth should pay for name change

Garrett Owen
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Protests and state leaders push back on the federal deployment of troops into Chicago. Trump touts his dramatic move with an AI-generated online post. (Scott Olson / Getty Images)

Trump dramatically threatens Chicago

CK Smith
National Guardsmen are surrounded by thousands of protesters in Washington, D.C., on August 16, 2025. (DOMINIC GWINN/Middle East Images/AFP via Getty Images)

Pentagon readies Chicago deployment plan

Alex Galbraith
Pete Hegseth, President Donald Trump's nominee for Secretary of Defense a luncheon following the inauguration of U.S. President Donald Trump at the U.S. Capitol on January 20, 2025 in Washington, DC. (Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images)

Report: Hegseth weighing governor bid

Cheyenne McNeill
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth. (Celal Gunes / Anadolu / Getty Images)

Polygraphs to stop, the leaks haven't

CK Smith
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