Top Democrat signals party will not back paying for unpopular conflict never authorized by Congress
The White House has requested Congress approve $87.6bn in new funding, much of which would go towards the costs of Donald Trump’s war with Iran, but a top Democrat has signaled the party will not support paying for an unpopular conflict that lawmakers never authorized.
The Trump administration’s supplemental funding request released on Wednesday comes amid a logjam in US Congress sparked by the president’s demand that the Senate pass a measure to impose sweeping new restrictions on voting nationwide.
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Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jun/25/white-house-iran-war-funding-request
Author : Chris Stein in Washington
Publish date : 2026-06-25 17:03:00
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