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The defense secretary's estimate, revealed at a combative Senate hearing, is up from the $25 billion Pentagon officials gave in late April. NBC News has reported the amount is much higher.
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President Trump takes aim at Canada with his latest round of tariffs hitting a variety of goods at 50%.
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Also, the Pentagon estimates the Iran war has cost $37.5 billion. Here's the latest at the end of Tuesday.
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The new prime minister previously said voters were frustrated over the freeze in tax-free personal allowance.
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;Resize=(620)) Two oil tankers carrying Saudi crude to Asia reversed course in the Red Sea on Tuesday after threats from Yemen's Iran-aligned Houthis, as a widening Middle East conflict disrupted shipping through two of the world's most critical energy chokepoints.
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President Donald Trump announced "major combat operations" against Iran on Feb. 28, with massive joint U.S.-Israeli strikes.
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GM raised several key earnings forecasts after beating Wall Street's second-quarter expectations as its North American operations continue to drive results.
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Prime Minister Andy Burnham moved quickly to confront the high cost of living. And President Trump wished him well after a phone call between the two leaders.
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Mayor Zohran Mamdani challenged the U.S. to execute an international arrest warrant against Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel, which New York itself cannot do.
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In a war dominated by drones and long-range missiles, the front line has moved to U.S. facilities far from Iran's borders.
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Israel's prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, is the target of an arrest warrant issued by the International Criminal Court related to the war on Gaza.
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President Trump is facing a critical moment in the war, which has failed to bring about the "unconditional surrender" he once demanded.
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The fortified underground complex, in central Iran, is about one mile away from the Natanz uranium enrichment facility.
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New York was under a tornado watch, and forecasters warned that flash flooding was possible into the evening.
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The move followed the firing of a popular defense minister, who had clashed with the general over how to fight the war.
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;Resize=(620)) On Tuesday, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy fired Gen. Oleksandr Syrskyi as commander-in-chief of Ukraine's armed forces, following days of mass protests in Kyiv and other cities nationwide demanding his removal.
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With the Strait of Hormuz effectively closed, the militant group's threats in the Red Sea jeopardize Saudi Arabia's main workaround for oil exports.
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Several days of airstrikes have hit water and energy plants in Kuwait, a nation that relies on desalination for 90 percent of its drinking water.
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Joshua Kerry, 28, attacked Widdecombe while she was eating lunch at her home in Devon before stealing her wallet, prosecutors say.
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The Israeli military was withdrawing from a village under a U.S.-brokered deal to transfer control of occupied areas to Lebanon after months of war. The Israeli military did not immediately comment.
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Iran-backed Houthis say they will blockade a waterway on the Red Sea. And, the FDA continues to investigate Taylor Farms lettuce as a source of the Cyclospora outbreak despite a retracted test.
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Republicans managed to push through legislation to fund the government through Dec. 4. But with Democrats opposed, the stage is set for a broader battle.
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Storms set off tornado warnings all the way to New York on Tuesday. Forecasters also warned of flash flooding.
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Sharon Osbourne shares with the BBC her memories and hopes for the future.
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Hugging before stressful events may be an ancient way of building trust, say scientists studying apes.
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Federal health officials have confirmed another 2,500 cases of the parasitic infection.
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Liverpool boss Andoni Iraola wants midfielder Alexis Mac Allister and goalkeeper Alisson to remain at the club.
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A 2023 software glitch at the state's Motor Vehicle Commission led to roughly 6,600 noncitizens being registered to vote during the Murphy administration, Gov. Mikie Sherrill announced.
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Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is requesting as much as $70 billion in emergency military spending after nearly five months of war.
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President Donald Trump said Tuesday the U.S. would target Iran's Pickaxe Mountain.
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The dismissal of Gen. Oleksandr Syrsky came days after the Ukrainian president fired Defense Minister Mykhailo Fedorov.
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Republicans claim that Olive Garden polices its Never-Ending Pasta Bowl more tightly than the United States does its elections. It's not that simple.
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;Resize=(620)) Supporters of India's youth-led "cockroach" movement faced police batons and tear gas as they tried to march to parliament to demand the education minister's resignation.
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Sgt. Michael Emmanuel Swinton, the 17th service member to be named, was killed during the disposal of a drone in northern Iraq.
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Midfielder Enzo Fernandez claims Argentina represented their nation "in the best possible way" in the World Cup.
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The movement, which began as a satirical protest, has evolved into a nationwide challenge to Prime Minister Narendra Modi's government.
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The Houthis, a Shia militia in Yemen that's aligned with Iran, have announced a naval blockade of a key waterway, the Bab el-Mandeb Strait.
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Russia and Ukraine traded their heaviest strikes in months, fueling fears of escalation and further strain on oil supplies.
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U.S. Central Command says it continues to enforce a naval blockade against Iran, while Kuwait and Bahrain say they have intercepted more Iranian projectiles.
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President Trump said the U.S. will reinstate a naval blockade on Iranian ships in the Strait of Hormuz amid ongoing attacks between the U.S. and Iran. NBC News' Matt Bradley reports on the ongoing power struggle for control of the strait.
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