Iran war has cost $25B, Pentagon says. And, SCOTUS strikes blow to Voting Rights Act

U.S. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth testifies before the House Armed Services Committee in the Rayburn House Office Building on April 29, 2026, in Washington, DC. Hegseth testified on the Department of Defense Fiscal Year 2027 Budget Request.

The Pentagon estimates the war with Iran has cost $25 billion so far. And, the Supreme Court ruled that Louisiana’s 2024 election map was “an unconstitutional racial gerrymander.”

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