Administration is asking for about $87.6bn to address 'urgent needs' related to conflict and other issues

Meanwhile, cuts are coming to housing and health care.

The Pentagon has told senators it needs roughly $80 billion, mostly to cover the cost of the Iran war, adding to a sizable military spending boost sought by President Donald Trump.

Donald Trump has claimed that Americans are “demanding” $80bn to keep funding the war in Iran. The Pentagon has told senators that it needs the money to cover the cost of the…

U.S. President Donald Trump speaks with the press at the U.S. Capitol, in Washington, D.C., U.S., June 24, 2026. Evelyn Hockstein | ReutersThe White House on Wednesday asked…

The request includes $67.15 billion for the military, including $21 billion for munitions and to strengthen the U.S. industrial base.

The president vented frustration with his own party over their discontent for the Iran war even as he asked Congress for billions more to pay for the conflict.

Administration is asking for about $87.6bn to address 'urgent needs' related to conflict and other issues

The request is likely to face an uphill battle in Congress, which voted a day earlier to rein in Trump's war powers.

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump's administration asked the U.S. Congress on Wednesday for $87.6 billion in additional funding, most of it relat...

US President Donald Trump asked Congress on Wednesday for nearly $88 billion in extra spending, most of it to cover the cost of the Iran war, at a moment of growing unease in both…

The funding would address "urgent needs" related to the Iran war, the White House said.