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House Armed Services Committee Chair Mike Rogers (R-Ala.) already has his 2026 defense wish-list ready.

Defense: Iran latest and GOP backs reconciliation spend plan

Iran news: House Armed Services Committee Chair Mike Rogers (R-Ala.) said Wednesday the Trump administration has transmitted new information to the Hill regarding Iran’s nuclear aspirations. 

The details come after President Donald Trump, during his State of the Union, said Tehran is restarting its nuclear program. Rogers said he plans to share the information with other committee members, but he has not yet had time to do so. 

“I just got it myself this morning,” Rogers told reporters. 

Now on OBBB: Key GOP defense hawks are on board with the Trump administration’s ambitious plan to spend all of the Pentagon’s remaining reconciliation windfall this year. 

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