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Democrats challenged Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth on USD 25 billion US-Iran war costs, munitions drawdown, and oversight as he backed a USD 1.5 trillion budget.

US prosecutors charged Sinaloa Governor Rubén Rocha Moya and nine officials in New York, alleging support for Sinaloa cartel drug and weapons trafficking.

Jerome Powell plans to remain on the Federal Reserve Board after his chair term ends, citing Trump administration legal attacks as the Fed holds rates.

A federal jury in Virginia convicted Mohammad Sharifullah of an ISIS-K conspiracy linked to the 2021 Kabul airport Abbey Gate bombing; sentencing pending.