Sen. Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., speaks at Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine, listens, at a Senate Appropriations subcommittee on defense hearing on the budget request for the Department of Defense with Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Dan Caine and acting Under Secretary of Defense and Comptroller Jules Hurst III, Tuesday, May 12, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)