Senate confirms Kevin Warsh to 14-year-term as Federal Reserve governor – US politics live

Vote to confirm Warsh’s concurrent four-year term as Fed chair likely to happen on Wednesday

The Pentagon revealed on 29 April that the US war on Iran had cost about $25bn for roughly two months of spending. Today, when asked if there are any updated costs associated with the war, Jules Hurst III, chief financial official for the Pentagon, said:

“At the time of testimony … it was $25bn dollars. But the joint staff team and the comptroller are constantly looking at estimates and now we think it is closer to 29.”

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