Live updates: Hegseth faces lawmakers as administration seeks billions for Iran war - CNN
Live updates: Hegseth faces lawmakers as administration seeks billions for Iran war  CNNPete Hegseth faces questions over $87.6bn additional funding for Pentagon  The GuardianLive updates: Hegseth testifies before Senate over $88B supplemental funds request mostly for Iran war  AP NewsWATCH LIVE: Hegseth, Caine testify on Trump's funding request before Senate as Iran war reignites  PBSThe Pentagon, sinking billions into Iran war, is quickly running short on cash  The Washington Post

Trump slaps 50% tariffs on Canada and Carney vows to 'intensify' trade talks - BBC
Trump slaps 50% tariffs on Canada and Carney vows to 'intensify' trade talks  BBCTrump’s 50% tariff on Canada is a warning to the rest of the world  CNNTrump defends 50% tariffs on Canada, saying ‘they need us to survive’  The GuardianTrump imposes 50% tariffs on Canadian goods  NPRTrump administration consults unused 1930s law for tariff playbook  Axios

Zelensky sacks Ukraine's top army commander after days of protests - BBC
Zelensky sacks Ukraine's top army commander after days of protests  BBCA tech innovator and an old guard general are the focus of Ukraine’s political crisis  AP NewsThe Ukrainian General at the Root of the Latest Protests Against Zelensky  WSJUkraine’s top general could be on the way out  The EconomistAmid grinding war, protesting Ukrainians still want their voices and values heard at home  The Conversation

US pauses $1 billion in Medicaid payments to California, Minnesota - Reuters
US pauses $1 billion in Medicaid payments to California, Minnesota  ReutersTrump Officials Withhold $1 Billion in Medicaid Funds From 2 States  The New York TimesTrump admin pauses $1 billion in Medicaid payments to California, Minnesota  USA TodayRFK Jr pauses $1bn Medicaid funding to California and Minnesota  The GuardianCMS suspends more than $1 billion in Medicaid dollars to Minnesota and California over suspected fraud  Politico

Arizona Republicans vote for a candidate to take on Gov. Katie Hobbs, and more races to watch today - CBS News
Arizona Republicans vote for a candidate to take on Gov. Katie Hobbs, and more races to watch today  CBS NewsThe primaries to watch today in Arizona  PoliticoAnalysis | A former NFL player and other things we’re watching in Arizona primary elections  The Washington PostTrump’s endorsement tested, another progressive challenges a centrist Democrat: Everything at stake in Arizona’s primaries on Tuesday  YahooMAGA candidates keep losing in Arizona. Andy Biggs is out to break the trend  CNN