WATCH LIVE: Hegseth and Caine return to Congress for second day of budget hearings

Published April 30, 2026 11:00am ET



War Secretary Pete Hegseth and the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Gen. Dan Caine, are set to face their second day of congressional questioning Thursday, this time before the Senate Armed Services Committee at 11 a.m.

HEGSETH AND CAINE’S FIRST PUBLIC HEARING ON IRAN WAR DOMINATED BY PARTISAN CLASHES

The pair appeared before the House Armed Services Committee on Wednesday for roughly six hours, with deep partisan divides on full display.

Hegseth and Caine are again expected to be drilled on questions about the Iran war and the Department of War’s $1.5 trillion budget request for fiscal 2027.