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are looking into his use of Signal. The Defense Department’s acting inspector general has been looking into the initial chat at the request of the Republican and Democratic leaders of the Senate Armed Services Committee. The Pentagon’s watchdog also is reviewing whether any ofany Signal messages.

While any number of those issues could come up at the House Armed Services Committee hearing Thursday, money issues are more likely to be the focus of the hearings Tuesday in the House and Wednesday before the Senate Appropriations Defense Subcommittee.Already defense leaders have been grilled in other hearings on the plans to retrofit the Qatari jet and the costs of the military parade. Trump has long wanted a parade, and Army leaders defended it as a good way to attract new recruits.Other questions may involve the costs of expanding the use of military forces to secure the southern border, the plans for the

, and how the department intends to fund modernization programs for drones and other critical weapons systems.remains a top focus for inspectors from the International Atomic Energy Agency, particularly as any possible deal between Tehran and the United States over the program would likely rely on the agency long known as the United Nations’ nuclear watchdog.

This week, Western nations will push for a measure at the IAEA’s Board of Governors censuring Iran over its noncompliance with inspectors, pushing the matter before the U.N. Security Council. Barring any deal with Washington, Iran then could face what’s known as “snapback” — the reimposition of all U.N. sanctions on it originally lifted by Tehran’s 2015 nuclear deal with world powers, if one of its Western parties declares the Islamic Republic is out of compliance with it.

All this sets the stage for a renewed confrontation with Iran as the Mideast remains inflamed by” was crowned best new musical. The latest version also had to compete with the second game of the NBA Finals, between the Thunder and Pacers,

CBS also said the awards show drew its largest ever streaming audience on Paramount+ but did not disclose streaming viewership numbers, only saying it was up 208% from last year.a rom-com about androids that crackles with humanity won best new musical on a night when

made history as the first Black person to win two Tonys consecutively for “Purpose,” which also won best new play.Interest in the Tonys may also have been fueled by the competition in the best lead actress in a musical category, with Audra McDonald gunning for her record-setting seventh Tony and