Pete Hegseth: “Senator, our view is that should the president make the decision to recommence that we would have all the authorities to…”

Without extra money from Congress, the department would face critical shortfalls that threaten our ability to pay our service members, rapidly replenish equipment and munitions, and sustain vital operations without disruption.

President Trump said we’re not fighting stupid wars like that again and he hasn’t.

The conflict has now cost an estimated $37.5 billion, up from $29 billion in mid-May.

Some deployments are longer than others, and I have more respect and gratitude for those sailors than anybody.