Trump Asks Congress to Fund the Iran War
The White House sent lawmakers an $87.6 billion supplemental request, mostly for Iran-war costs, turning this week’s war-powers rebuke into an immediate fight over money, authority and political accountability.
A day after Congress delivered a rare war-powers rebuke, the Iran conflict returned to Capitol Hill in the form lawmakers understand best: a spending bill. The Trump administration asked Congress for $87.6 billion in emergency funding, with roughly $67 billion aimed at Pentagon costs tied to Operation Epic Fury, including munitions, operations, fuel, drones and classified programs.
The request also bundles in farm aid, Ebola response money and infrastructure funds, a broad package that may test Republican unity and Democratic patience. Critics say the administration is asking Congress to pay for a war it was not permitted to authorize in advance; defenders argue the military needs immediate replenishment after months of conflict. Either way, the ceasefire has not ended the fight in Washington. It has merely moved it from the battlefield to the appropriations table.
