The Pentagon is preparing a funding request for roughly $200 billion to sustain Iran war operations, replenish depleted munitions and support continued military action.
"Balance of Power: Late Edition" focuses on the intersection of politics and global business. On today's show, Sen. Gary Peters of Michigan, Ranking Member of the Senate Homeland Security Committee and member of the Armed Services Committee, discusses the prospect of a $200 billion supplemental request from the Pentagon. Cuba Ambassador to the UN, Ernesto…
War Secretary Pete Hegseth responded to questions on how the US was going to prevent a “forever war” in the quest to denuclearize Iran and why the Pentagon asked for an additional $200 billion to fund the war. The Pentagon has asked the White House to approve a $200 billion supplemental package to continue the war, though it must be approved by Congress.…
Congress should not fund illegal efforts. That sounds like common sense — and yet, the Pentagon wants Congress to approve an additional $200 billion in taxpayer money for the Trump administration’s illegal war in Iran. Under the Constitution, Congress has the sole power to declare war. The Trump administration launched a new conflict in the Middle East…
Secretary of War Pete Hegseth appeared to confirm Thursday that the Trump administration is contemplating asking Congress to approve $200 billion in supplemental funding amid the war in Iran. US Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth speaks during a news conference at the Pentagon in Washington, DC, on March 19, 2026 A view of a building...
The average cost of a gallon of gas in the US has gone up by 32 percent since the week before the Iran war began.
Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard declined to say that President Donald Trump's war in Iran was legal or constitutional.During a House Intelligence Committee hearing on Thursday, Rep. Ami Bera (D-CA) reminded Gabbard of her 2020 remarks about Trump's strikes against Iran's leadership."President Trump has committed an illegal and…
The defence secretary told reporters on Thursday that "it takes money to kill bad guys".
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth defended the Pentagon’s $200 billion funding request, which was sent to the White House for the ongoing war against Iran, saying it “takes money to kill bad guys.” “I think that number could move. Obviously, it takes money to kill bad guys,” Hegseth told reporters during a Thursday morning briefing at…
