Claudia Cresales
NPR congressional correspondent who reports on Capitol Hill hearings and provided analysis of Pentagon testimony about the cost of the war with Iran and the defense budget request.
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May 13, 2026 • 12min
Trump In China, Hegseth Requests Wartime Budget, FDA Commissioner Resigns
Claudia Cresales, NPR congressional correspondent who covers Capitol Hill, and Jennifer Pack, China-based NPR reporter on the ground in Beijing, talk about Trump’s summit with Xi and U.S.-China trade tensions. They cover CEOs joining the trip and ceremonial symbolism in Beijing. They also discuss Pentagon estimates of Iran war costs and a sweeping wartime budget request, plus the FDA commissioner’s abrupt resignation.
