# Hegseth Faces The Senate, Medicaid Freeze For California & Minnesota, Bertha & Bad Weather, Arizona Primary Results

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Podcast: [America In The Morning](https://stenobird.com/podcast/america-in-the-morning-6741481)
Published: 2026-07-22T10:00:00+00:00
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Today on America in the MorningHegseth Faces The Senate Secretary of War Pete Hegseth faced sharp questioning from both sides of the aisle during a Senate Appropriations Committee hearing as Democrats pressed him on the Trump administration's handling of the war with Iran, the rising cost of the conflict and the Pentagon's request for billions more in emergency funding.  Correspondent Joan Jones has details.   Trump Meets With Lebanon’s President President Trump met in the White House with the president of Lebanon, a meeting that included discussions of Lebanon taking back areas from Hezbollah, Israel leaving Lebanese territory, and the resumption of US flights to Beirut which ended in the 1980’s.  Lisa Dwyer reports.   Medicaid Money Pulled From California & Minnesota The Trump administration is pausing $1 billion dollars in ​Medicaid payments to California and Minnesota over what it calls "suspected fraud and noncompliance."  Correspondent Clayton Neville reports.   NJ Election Glitch Governor Mikie Sherrill said that a glitch in the state’s motor vehicle commission computer allowed roughly 66 hundred non-citizens to register to vote in New Jersey from 2023 to 2024.  Roughly 400 of them actually cast votes.   Biggs Wins AZ GOP Primary In Arizona, President Trump-backed candidate Andy Biggs won the GOP primary for governor by a landslide, and will face incumbent Democrat Katie Hobbs for governor.    Americans Stabbed In Greece A shocking scene at one of the world’s biggest tourist attractions.  Correspondent Charles de Ledesma reports a man has stabbed and wounded two American tourists near the ancient Acropolis in Athens, Greece.   Hegseth Takes Heat Defense Secretary Pete Heges…

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