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Will Democrats pop Trump's $50 billion trial balloon for war?
Washington Politics

Will Democrats pop Trump's $50 billion trial balloon for war?

A supplemental funding request for the US military campaign in Iran will face an uphill battle in Congress

IRIS Dena
QiOSK

After sinking Iranian ship, did the US Navy commit a war crime?

Hegseth says rules of engagement are 'stupid' but leaving survivors to drown violates laws America helped to put in place after World War II

Tehran, Iran strikes
QiOSK

US used 'Claude' to strike over 1000 targets in first 24 hours of war

Despite a spat and Pentagon ban, Anthropic’s ‘AI is being used in the kill chain while Hegseth says ‘no stupid rules of engagement’

Sen. Tim Kaine (D-Va.)
QiOSK

House and Senate votes fail, giving Trump free rein on Iran war

The final tallies were close, but few Republicans broke ranks to support Congress's authority to approve military force

Trump Iran war
QiOSK

The cost of Trump's Iran war: $5 billion and counting

The Pentagon will likely ask for $50B more in emergency funding

Trump MBS
Military Industrial Complex

Amid turmoil, Trump to give Saudi Arabia sweet nuclear deal

The proposed ‘123 Agreement’ lacks guardrails that would prevent the Kingdom from using our enrichment assistance to build a bomb