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Eric Conroy predicted Iran war would end ‘very soon.’ Now he backs more military spending.
As the war approaches six months with $37.5 billion spent and gas prices up 29%, Conroy's rival Landsman now calls for ending U.S. involvement entirely.
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Price tag for Trump’s DC deployment of National Guard: $1.4B more through 2029
Sen. Elizabeth Warren pressed Trump's Pentagon comptroller nominee for the figure, which covers deployment through January 2029, Trump's final month in office.
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Chevron gave $200K to super PAC backing Jon Husted as he voted 13 times against withdrawing U.S. forces from Iran
Chevron's super PAC gift is the fourth-largest it received this cycle, coming as the company posted $12.1 billion in quarterly earnings tied to the war.
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3 Republicans break with Trump in US Senate vote to block war in Iran
The 49-50 vote came as gas hit $4.09 a gallon and the Pentagon sought $67 billion more, with the war's death toll now at 18 U.S. troops.
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Trump looks to veterans to fill trucking jobs after booting immigrants from industry
The industry faces a shortage of up to 80,000 drivers after roughly 28,000 foreign-born truckers lost licenses under a March federal rule.
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Jon Husted votes against Iran withdrawal measure a day after telling CNN he wants the war to end
The 47-49 vote split Ohio's delegation, with Rep. Warren Davidson breaking from fellow Republicans to back withdrawal in the House hours earlier.
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US House and Senate split on ending Trump’s war in Iran, as gas prices rise
The Senate resolution failed 47-49 as two Republicans skipped the vote, while Hegseth put the war's cost so far at $37.5 billion with $67 billion more requested.
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‘Urgent requirements’ for US military funding cited by GOP as Hegseth estimates war cost
Sen. Patty Murray says Democrats may reject the $70 billion Iran war request, calling it a rubber stamp with no exit strategy.
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US House panel approves $95B GOP-only budget blueprint
The 20-14 party-line vote rejected all Democratic amendments and sets up $60 billion for defense, $12 billion for farmers and $10 billion for voter ID grants.
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US House GOP launches process to provide $60B for defense, up to $12B for farms
The $95 billion package also includes $10 billion for state voter ID grants, and Senate Republicans remain divided over using reconciliation a third time.
