White House seeks extra funds for Iran war as part of $87.6bn request
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The White House has requested Congress approve $87.6 billion in new funding largely to support the ongoing Iran conflict initiated under the Trump administration, but opposition from top Democrats signals a lack of support. The funding request comes amid congressional deadlock over voting restrictions and the unresolved authorization of the conflict.
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...