Live updates and the latest news as Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth testifies on the Hill, Trump grapples with the Israel-Iran conflict, and the Supreme Court releases opinions.

The U.S. military is "prepared to execute" any decision President Donald Trump might make on matters of war and peace, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said on Wednesday, even as he declined to confirm preparations of strike options on Iran.

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth told lawmakers Wednesday that the Pentagon was providing options to President Donald Trump as he decides next steps on Iran but would not say whether the military was planning to assist with Israeli strikes,

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is returning to Capitol Hill on Wednesday for another potentially combative hearing before the Senate Armed Services Committee as airstrikes between Iran and Israel threaten a potentially devastating wider war.

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth sparred with some Democratic senators as he was grilled at a congressional hearing Wednesday about the Trump administration's latest military actions. The former Fox News host,

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth faced tense questioning during testimony before the Senate Armed Services Committee. CBS News congressional correspondent Nikole Killion has more.

Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth and Democratic senators went back and forth in a series of heated conversations regarding the Trump administration’s latest military actions during a Senate Armed Services hearing on Wednesday.