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UPDATED May 13, 2026 at 3:00 PM ET
May 12, 2026 at 10:04 AM ET
Pete Hegseth faces Congress over Pentagon $1.5T budget
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Pete Hegseth is set to testify before Congress on the Pentagon’s $1.5 trillion defense budget request.
WHO: Pete Hegseth
WHAT: Hegseth faces Congress over the Pentagon’s $1.5 trillion budget request.
WHEN: May 12, 2026 at 9:40 AM ET
WHERE: USA
WHY: Part of a scheduled process.
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