Hadriana Lowenkron

WASHINGTON - U.S. lawmakers pressed Pentagon chiefs for details on the mounting costs of America's deadlocked war with Iran, amid signs the conflict is pushing up consumer prices at home too.

Plus: Bank of Montreal unloads some trucks

WASHINGTON — U.S. lawmakers pressed Pentagon chiefs for details on the mounting costs of America's deadlocked war with Iran, amid signs the conflict is pushing up consumer prices at home too.

The Trump administration has delayed a plan to suspend tariffs on beef imports, which had been part of its latest push to assuage Americans' concerns about high consumer prices.

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth declined to give a breakdown of costs as he faced questions in Congress during a hearing on the administration's unprecedented $1.5trn defense spending request for next year.

The Trump administration is suspending a requirement for visitors from certain countries to post bonds of as much as $15,000 to obtain a visa, an effort aimed at easing the financial burden for foreign soccer fans attending the World Cup.

(Bloomberg) -- The Trump administration is suspending a requirement for visitors from certain countries to post bonds of as much as $15,000 to obtain

Victims of so-called government weaponization could seek money from the proposed fund.

Zoe Tillman, Chris Strohm and Hadriana Lowenkron (Bloomberg) -- US officials have discussed creating a $1.7 billion federal fund to pay

WASHINGTON — U.S. officials have discussed creating a $1.7 billion federal fund to pay victims of so-called government weaponization to resolve