60 Minutes · Lawmakers grill Hegseth over huge Pentagon budget request

1. 1. Top Defense Department officials presented a historic $1.5 trillion Pentagon budget request to Congress.
2. 2. The estimated cost of the Iran War has risen from $25 billion to nearly $29 billion.
3. 3. Defense officials were pressed for a formal and timely accounting of the Iran War's escalating costs.
4. 4. The Pentagon's $1.5 trillion budget request marks a substantial 42% increase over last year's spending.
5. 5. Lawmakers anticipate a forthcoming supplemental budget request specifically for the ongoing Iran War expenses.