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Hegseth requests more funding for Iran war and Zelenskyy fires his commander in chief: Morning Rundown
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Key Points:
- Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth estimates the Iran war has cost $37.5 billion so far and requests an additional $67 billion from Congress for the remainder of the budget year, amid escalating tensions in the Strait of Hormuz and the Red Sea.
- Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy fired military commander Oleksandr Syrskyi following protests sparked by the earlier dismissal of Defense Minister Mykhailo Fedorov, signaling internal turmoil over military strategy during the ongoing conflict.
- Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. declared the cyclosporiasis outbreak in Michigan "under control," despite ongoing investigations and conflicting reports about its source linked to lettuce from Mexico.
- The death by suicide of Idaho transgender teen May Pollard highlights the profound and tragic impact of anti-trans laws and political rhetoric on transgender youth across the United States.
- Rep. Andy Biggs, endorsed by former President Trump, won the Arizona GOP gubernatorial primary and will face Democratic Gov. Katie Hobbs in the fall, while Republican Alexander Kolodin secured the secretary of state nomination amid concerns over election-related lawsuits.
