Defense Secretary Hegseth took on the title secretary of war last year, but the Pentagon's legal name remains the Department of Defense until Congress signs off.
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Defense Secretary Hegseth took on the title secretary of war last year, but the Pentagon's legal name remains the Department of Defense until Congress signs off.
Rep. Don Bacon (R-Neb.) speaks with reporters outside the U.S. Capitol on April 19, 2023.
A worker raises a pole bearing the Iranian flag at Enghelab Square in Tehran on June 3, 2026.
Pro-government demonstrators chant slogans as they wave Iranian flags in Tehran, Iran, on May 19, 2026.
War opponents notably gained another GOP defector in Sen. Bill Cassidy.
Army Secretary Daniel Driscoll and acting Army Chief of Staff Christopher LaNeve prepare to testify before the House Armed Services Committee on May 15, 2026.
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and Chair of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Dan Caine prepare to testify before the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Defense on Capitol Hill in Washington, on May 12, 2026.
President Donald Trump speaks in the Oval Office on April 30, 2026.
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and Joint Chiefs Chair Gen. Dan Caine testify before the House Armed Services Committee on April 29, 2026.
Sen. Cory Booker (D-N.J.), Sen. Tim Kaine (D-Va.), Sen. Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), and Sen. Tammy Baldwin (D-Wis.) speak with veterans about the Iran war at Capitol Hill on March 18, 2026 in Washington, D.C.
U.S. Secretary of the Army Daniel Driscoll (left) fist bumps Chief of Staff of the Army Gen. Randy George before testifying during a Senate Committee on Armed Services at the Dirksen Senate Building, June 5, 2025, in Washington.
House Foreign Affairs Committee ranking Democrat Gregory Meeks forced the second vote to halt the U.S. military campaign against Iran since the conflict began.
Sen. Tammy Duckworth led Democrats in a fourth unsuccessful vote to halt the U.S. military campaign against Iran.
"That's what I conveyed to them at the end of this hearing, is this has consequences if you don't remedy it," Rep. Mike Rogers told reporters.
Democrats, as part of their push, want Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth (right) and Secretary of State Marco Rubio to agree to testify publicly on Iran.
"It takes money to kill bad guys,” Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said at a Pentagon briefing Thursday.
Sen. Cory Booker, D-N.J., right, is joined by Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Va., left, for a press briefing on the Iran war powers resolution at the Capitol, Monday, March 9, 2026, in Washington.
This image provided by U.S. Central Command shows a Navy sailor signaling the launch of a F/A-18F Super Hornet aircraft on the USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78), in support of Operation Epic Fury on Feb. 28, 2026.
Iraqi Shiite carry a replica of a coffin of Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, who was killed by a U.S. airstrike in Tehran, during a symbolic funeral, in Najaf, Iraq on March 4, 2026.
Sen. Lindsey Graham speaks with reporters after a briefing from Trump administration officials on the U.S. strikes on Iran at the U.S. Capitol on March 3.
Pentagon policy chief Elbridge Colby testifies before the Senate Armed Services Committee on Capitol Hill, on March 3, 2026.
Secretary of State Marco Rubio speaks with reporters as he arrives to brief lawmakers on the U.S. strikes on Iran at the U.S. Capitol on March 2.
House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.), flanked by House Minority Whip Katherine Clark (D-Mass.) and House Democratic Caucus Chair Pete Aguilar (D-Calif.), speaks with reporters at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 8, 2026.
Sen. Mark Kelly (D-Ariz.): Trump administration has 'doubled down on stupid'
"This is about the free speech rights of over 2 million retired veterans. ... He's going after them," Sen. Mark Kelly said of the president.
