Forgoing Oversight of Iran War, G.O.P. Calls Hegseth to Testify on Budget NYT | Top Stories Megan Mineiro 1 April 2026 at 06:25 After resisting calls for public hearings for weeks, House Republicans have called the secretary of defense to testify at a budget hearing in late April for the first time since the attacks on Iran began. © Eric Lee for The New York TimesDefense Secretary Pete Hegseth at a news conference at the Pentagon in Arlington, Va., on Tuesday.