Billions More Needed for Iran War Trump Started, Pentagon Says (opens in new tab)

The Pentagon wants $80 billion from Congress, mostly to cover the cost of the U.S. war against Iran, the Associated Press reports.This is on top of the White House’s request to boost defense spending in the 2027 budget to $1.5 trillion—nearly 50 percent more than current allocations. Increased military spending in the budget would come alongside cuts to housing, health care, and green energy programs.Given that, it’s even more galling that Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has been reportedly ma...