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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 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.

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Jun 25, 2026 US politics US news Donald Trump

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