WATCH LIVE: Hegseth and Caine testify on Pentagon budget

Published April 29, 2026 9:00am ET

WATCH LIVE: Pete Hegseth and Dan Caine testify to Congress on $1.5 trillion Pentagon budget
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth steps away from the podium with Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Dan Caine, right, and Adm. Brad Cooper, left, following a press briefing at the Pentagon, Thursday, April 16, 2026 in Washington. (AP Photo/Kevin Wolf)

War Secretary Pete Hegseth and Gen. Dan Caine, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, are testifying on Capitol Hill about the Pentagon’s fiscal 2027 budget request on Wednesday.

The House Armed Services Committee, led by Chairman Mike Rogers (R-AL), is presiding over the congressional testimony.

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The total budget request for the War Department amounts to $1.5 trillion, representing a 42-44% increase over previous levels. If approved in its current form, the budget will allocate $65.8 billion to the U.S. Navy’s “Golden Fleet” shipbuilding efforts, a key national security priority of the department.

The hearing is scheduled to start at 10 a.m. Wednesday.

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