White House seeks extra funds for Iran war as part of $87.6bn request
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
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. Continue reading...
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