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Senate Appropriations Committee
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Iran war funding explained: What is inside Donald Trump’s $87.6bn request?
The Iran war has cost the US $37.5bn, yet the Pentagon wants $67.1bn more. Congress must decide whether funding can substitute for a credible endgame.
Iran War Powers vote fails 47 to 50 one day before May 1 statutory deadline expires
Senate rejected the sixth Iran War Powers Resolution 47 to 50 on April 30. The 60-day statutory deadline arrives Friday, with Trump's legal authority unresolved.
Trump orders DHS to pay TSA workers as partial government shutdown sets new record
Trump announced an executive order directing DHS Secretary Markwayne Mullin to immediately pay TSA officers as the partial shutdown passed 40 days with no deal in sight.