Secretary Pete Hegseth is on Capitol Hill Wednesday for what is formally billed as a routine hearing on the Pentagon’s budget request.

But the appearance — the first before Congress for Hegseth since the war in Iran began in February — lands just two days before a 60-day deadline to wind down hostilities.

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Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche holds a news conference in Washington, D.C., after a federal grand jury indicted former FBI Director James Comey.

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A legal deadline is here for President Trump to seek congressional approval to continue military action in the war with Iran; Oil prices are surging to wartime highs as tensions over the Strait of Hormuz disrupt global supply and push gas prices higher at home; new details in a deadly bank robbery in Kentucky after police make an arrest in the manhunt; A sheriff in Louisiana is indicted on charges tied to a jailbreak last year when 10 inmates escaped; And the debate over driverless trucks heats up after one makes history in Texas.

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Video captures the sound of shots being fired as attendees at the White House Correspondents’ Dinner duck for cover inside the room. #cnn #news #us

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We’re traveling with ABC News’ chief international correspondent James Longman as he covers King Charles III’s visit to Washington, marking 250 years of American independence — while also anchoring “What You Need to Know” on location at the Capitol.

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