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5 min readThe Iran War has cost the U.S. $37.5 billion so far, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth told a Senate hearing this hour, as Pentagon officials faced questions and protests over a supplemental budget package to fund the military and aid to farmers. General Dan Cain warned that the character of war is fundamentally changing due to advances in technology. In recent days, the Pentagon announced three more American deaths in the conflict, bringing the U.S. death toll to 17, while more than 100 American service members have been injured since early July.
Spy Chief Nominee Advances
The Senate Intelligence Committee has advanced President Trump's nominee to be the next director of national intelligence, Jay Clayton. During a confirmation hearing last week, Clayton refused to acknowledge Joe Biden's 2020 election victory. He will need a majority of the 100-member Senate to be confirmed to the position, which oversees the 18 agencies in the U.S. intelligence community.
Fired U.S. Attorney Sues Trump
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- 1 (00:04) **Iran War Cost and Pentagon Testimony** - Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth states the Iran War has cost $37.5 billion; Pentagon officials face questions at a Senate hearing on a supplemental budget.
- 2 (00:57) **Senate Advances Trump’s Spy Chief Nominee** - The Senate Intelligence Committee advances Jay Clayton’s nomination; he refused to acknowledge Joe Biden’s 2020 election victory during his confirmation hearing.
- 3 (01:18) **Fired U.S. Attorney Sues President Trump** - An attorney appointed by a federal judge to be U.S. attorney in Seattle was fired by President Trump the same day and is now suing.
- 4 (02:13) **Authors Win Landmark AI Copyright Settlement** - Authors celebrate a class action lawsuit against Anthropic over the use of their work to train AI models, calling it the largest copyright infringement settlement to date.
- 5 (03:08) **U.S. Center for Safe Sport Increases Transparency** - The Center begins publicly announcing people placed on its disciplinary database to fight sex abuse.
- 6 (03:20) **Ebola Outbreak in DRC Nears 1,000 Deaths** - The death toll from the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo approaches 1,000, with daily case counts showing no signs of slowing.
- 7 (04:15) **Powerball Ticket Sales Begin in the UK** - For the first time, a lottery outside the U.S. contributes to the Powerball jackpot, with UK players competing for the same prizes.
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