By Reuters and The Associated PressPublished On 24 Jun 202624 Jun 2026The administration of United States President Donald Trump has requested that Congress approve an additional $87.6bn in spending for causes including the US-Israel war on Iran.On Wednesday, the Office of Management and Budget, part of the executive branch, formally submitted the funding proposal, with director Russell Vought encouraging the House of Representatives to take it up.Recommended Stories list of 3 itemsend of list“I urge the Congress to take action on these important and urgent requests as soon as possible,” Vought wrote to House Speaker Mike Johnson.The majority of the requested funds – roughly $67bn – were earmarked for the Department of Defense to address needs related to the war, including “funding for military personnel and readiness expenses” and “operational costs to rebuild stocks”.The request is more modest than the $200bn supplemental funding request the Defense Department made earlier in the year.But it is unclear whether there is political appetite to pass another large spending bill with so little time remaining before November’s midterm elections.The spending request also falls one day after Congress voted to pass a war powers resolution calling on Trump to halt the US’s military activities against Iran, or else seek the legislature’s approval.That vote saw four Senate Republicans – Lisa Murkowski of Alaska, Susan Collins of Maine, Bill Cassidy of Louisiana and Rand Paul of Kentucky – cross party lines to vote with Democrats. Two more did not vote on the resolution at all.The schism in the Republican Party is widely perceived to be a reflection of the broader social divide about the war against Iran. Polls show the war is unpopular among the American public. Advertisement Earlier this week, for instance, the research firm Ipsos and the news agency Reuters released a survey f …
