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Ukraine is moving to legalize pornography to generate up to $25 million in annual tax revenue for its defense budget. A bill co-authored by MP Yaroslav Zhelezniak passed its first reading in July and awaits a second vote, aiming to bring an unregulated industry into the formal economy to fund approximately 30,000 drones.
Ukraine is moving to legalize pornography to generate tax revenue for its war effort against Russia. A bill co-authored by MP Yaroslav Zhelezniak passed its first reading in July and awaits a second vote. Proponents argue legalizing the industry could yield $25 million in taxes, enough to fund 30,000 drones, while resolving a legal paradox where creators are prosecuted regardless of whether they pay taxes.
The White House has told key Republicans to expect a roughly $80 billion supplemental request to fund the Iran war, likely by week’s end, with funds intended to replenish missiles and cover ongoing operations. The move faces Democratic opposition and GOP navigations over timing and scope, as lawmakers weigh how defense spending should fit with other agenda items and broader reconciliation efforts.
The Pentagon has told senators it needs roughly $80 billion in a supplemental to finance the U.S. war with Iran, part of a broader drive to fund a sweeping defense budget. The White House has not yet formally requested the Iran package and is seeking about $1.5 trillion for the Pentagon overall; lawmakers from both parties are skeptical about the costs of war and how to structure the funding, with talks linking the Iran package to disaster relief and other aid.
Colorado Rep. Lauren Boebert said she will vote 'no' on the Pentagon's $200 billion Iran-war funding request, arguing Americans can't afford more war spending and urging America First policies as she pushes back against the war effort.
Rep. Lauren Boebert says she will not vote for any war supplemental to fund the Iran operation, blasting the spending and the industrial-war complex as she’s approached in a Capitol Hill parking lot. The push for a $200 billion funding package is defended by Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth as necessary to keep current and future operations supplied, even as Trump has called coverage of the Iran war criminal and unpatriotic. Some Democrats have reportedly entertained the possibility of additional funding, underscoring partisan divides over how long and how costly the conflict should continue.
Republican lawmakers doubt they can pass a roughly $200 billion Iran-war funding package on a party-line vote and prefer regular-order spending routes, while Democrats resist funding the war under current conditions; with rising energy costs and broader hostility in the region, there’s no clear path forward, and proposals to attach Ukraine aid or disaster relief remain uncertain.
Europe faces a potential $160 billion cost to support Ukraine, relying on immobilized Russian assets for funding amid political and legal challenges, with no clear plan B, risking economic and political repercussions.
MUBI's CEO denies claims that the company's investment is connected to funding the war, amid backlash and staff protests related to its Israeli ties and investment from Sequoia Capital.
Speaker Mike Johnson, a Republican, is causing a rift within the party by opposing continued funding for Ukraine and insisting on separating it from aid to Israel. This has led to a clash between the House and Senate over how to fund U.S. allies, delaying the delivery of an aid package to Israel following the recent attack.