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
March 06, 2026
A supplemental funding request for the US military campaign in Iran will face an uphill battle in Congress
Hegseth says rules of engagement are 'stupid' but leaving survivors to drown violates laws America helped to put in place after World War II
Despite a spat and Pentagon ban, Anthropic’s ‘AI is being used in the kill chain while Hegseth says ‘no stupid rules of engagement’
The final tallies were close, but few Republicans broke ranks to support Congress's authority to approve military force
The Pentagon will likely ask for $50B more in emergency funding
The proposed ‘123 Agreement’ lacks guardrails that would prevent the Kingdom from using our enrichment assistance to build a bomb
