Republicans in Congress continue to back Iran war despite the political risk
The administration seeks $87.6 billion in supplemental funding as lawmakers press for more information on the renewed conflict and Trump’s war powers.
- On Wednesday, July 22, 2026, President Donald Trump and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth attended the dignified transfer of four U.S. service members at Dover Air Force Base, Del., as strikes against Iran continued for a 10th consecutive day.
- Trump circumvented Congress by ordering forces back into combat, ignoring bipartisan votes that sought to reassert legislative authority over war powers four months into a conflict he claimed would last only a matter of weeks.
- Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth told senators on Tuesday that the U.S. has spent $37.5 billion on the war, which has resulted in 17 deaths and more than 400 injuries since February.
- The House is expected to consider a war powers resolution on Thursday, while House Speaker Mike Johnson told CNN that Congress must ensure the military is "fully equipped" rather than restrict presidential authority.
- Republicans facing reelection in November navigate increasing political peril as polling shows 60.4% of voters disapprove of the President's handling of the war, creating pressure on the party during the conflict's fifth month.
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GOP Rep. McCaul: We Should Negotiate with Iran 'from the Rubble'
Thursday on CNN's "The Situation Room," Rep. Michael McCaul (R-TX) said the Trump administration should let the military "do what they do best and then negotiate from the rubble." The post GOP Rep. McCaul: We Should Negotiate with Iran ‘from the Rubble’ appeared first on Breitbart.
Republican senator scrambling to defend Trump makes startling admission: 'I feel the pain'
A Republican senator admitted that Americans were feeling "pain" from President Donald Trump's decision to launch a war against Iran.Sen. Jim Banks (R-IN) appeared Thursday on Fox News, where he told anchor Sandra Smith that fuel costs would go back down once hostilities cooled after the unraveling of the memorandum of understanding signed last month."It's important, I don't discount it," the Indiana Republican said. "I hear from Hoosiers that t…
With the votes of some Republicans, the lower house of Congress passed a non-binding resolution. War has lasted four months and cost the lives of 18 American soldiers.
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