Troops at polling sites and true cost of Iran war: Key takeaways from Hegseth’s clash in the Senate

NewsWorldAmericasUS politicsTroops at polling sites and true cost of Iran war: Key takeaways from Hegseth’s clash in the SenateSecretary again on the defensive as Democratic senators demand answers on Middle East conflictJoe Sommerlad Friday 01 May 2026 11:45 BSTBookmarkCommentsGo to commentsBookmark popoverRemoved from bookmarksClose popover{"translations":{"comments":"Go to comments","share":"Share","copyLink":"Copy link","bookmark":"Bookmark","removeBookmark":"Remove bookmark"},"showComments":true,"showBookmark":true,"articleId":"b2968778","articleMeta":{"url":"https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/pete-hegseth-senate-armed-services-comittee-b2968778.html","title":"Insider trading and true cost of Iran war: Key takeaways from Hegseth Senate clash"}}CloseSenator tells Pete Hegseth to 'get over it' in heated Iran war exchangeSign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inboxGet our free Inside Washington emailGet our free Inside Washington emailEmail*SIGN UPI would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our Privacy notice{"className":"sc-1ge0fwe-0","newsletterData":{"regSourceNewsletter":"IND_INSIDE_WASHINGTON","regTitle":"Inside Washington","subscriptionGroup":"inside_washington","subscriptionGroupId":"af764e04-87eb-45e6-a84b-a7455ba70a1e","type":"inside_washington","pathPrefix":"/news/world/americas/us-politics","associatedAuthors":["Eric Garcia","John Bowden"],"title":"Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox","mobileTitle":"Get our free Inside Washington email","imageSrc":"https://static.independent.co.uk/static-assets/images/newsletters/insideWashington1_1.png","label":"I would like to receive morning headlines Monday - Friday plus breaking news alerts by email","newsletterKey":"receiveInsideWashingtonNews","regSourceSection":"US politics","regSourceMethod":"NSCs"},"isClimate":false}...