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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.