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The votes marked the first test of Republican support for the conflict since President Donald Trump resumed military strikes against Tehran this month.
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A White House spokeswoman said President Trump's patience was running thin. The top Senate Republican said she should try finding the votes.
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House Republicans narrowly passed two plans that would satisfy the Trump administration's funding demands for the war in Iran and its efforts to rebrand the Defense Department. But their prospects are far dimmer in the Senate.
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For the second time, a few House Republicans joined Democrats to back a measure calling on the president to seek authorization for the war.
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Senator Bill Cassidy, who is believed to hold the deciding vote in the Senate health committee for Dr. Erica Schwartz's confirmation, had declined for days to say whether he would back her.
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Lissie Harper says the possible early release of prisoners is "deplorable", after reports that two of PC Harper's killers could be freed early.
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The criminal referral could provide a catalyst for a prosecution of Mr. Smith, who as special counsel became a top target of the president's retribution campaign.
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Republicans pushed through the $1.15 trillion bill over opposition from Democrats, who said backing it was akin to embracing the war.
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Republican leaders muscled through resistance in their own ranks to approve the budget blueprint for the war and other measures, but its prospects were far dimmer in the Senate.
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Jamieson Greer, the president's top trade negotiator, told the Senate that the United States remained intent on tariffs as it prepared to replace duties the Supreme Court struck down.
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The U.S. is continuing to strike Iran for an 11th straight day. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on Tuesday revealed the cost of the war on Iran has soared to over $37 billion during an appearance before the Senate Appropriations Committee. However, independent estimates and media reports based on internal leaks suggest the true figure is much higher. Hegseth is now seeking $80 billion more from Congress, including $67 billion for the war on Iran.
"You're requesting billions of dollars in supplemental funding for a war that you said would last for weeks and that the president has no plan or ability to end," said Senator Kirsten Gillibrand, a Democrat from New York, during the hearing. "You are asking for unlimited money for bombs when people can't feed their families."
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