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'Another big problem for Trump': GOP spirals as mounting costs balloon in Iran
Trump Wants a War Dividend, Congress Gets the InvoiceThe Cost Is the PointTrump is resuming large-scale hostilities with Iran and asking Congress to absorb the bill: first $67 billion for military operations, then a separate $350 billion defense package, with the SAVE America Act stapled to the Pentagon measure like it is just another line item. That is the basic fact pattern. The rest is political damage control.Who Actually DecidesThe institutional power sits with the White House and the congressional majorities willing to finance it. Trump made the escalation decision. GOP leaders are now…
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