Administration requests funding for the ongoing Iran conflict, leading to budget hearings and questions over the legality of the requests.
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Administration requests funding for the ongoing Iran conflict, leading to budget hearings and questions over the legality of the requests.
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Newest first. Tap a step to see who reported it.- Susan Collins, running for Senate in Maine, supported supplemental war funding while voting against a DOJ weaponization fund.Sub-event
Trump's administration requests war funding for Iran conflict amidst legislative scrutiny involving Susan Collins.1 source
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Donald Trump
American businessman and politician (born 1946), President of the United States (2017–2021; since 2025)
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Susan Collins
United States Senator from Maine since 1997
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