White House Offers No Hint of Iran War Cost as It Seeks Military Funding Surge
Representative Brendan Boyle challenged the administration's claims that social program cuts were merely targeting fraud and illegal activity.
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Representative Brendan Boyle challenged the administration's claims that social program cuts were merely targeting fraud and illegal activity.
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104 stories · 95–96 · updated Sep 24, 2026
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White House Budget Director Russell Vought defended a $1.5 trillion military budget request while refusing to estimate the cost of the ongoing war with Iran, drawing bipartisan criticism over Pentagon accountability and domestic spending cuts.
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Outlets across the center of the spectrum agree on the adversarial tone of the hearing, with AP News and WTOP News both highlighting Representative Brendan Boyle’s description of the budget priorities as "out of whack." While the coverage is largely consistent, GV Wire focuses on Boyle’s specific challenge to the administration's fraud-reduction claims, while 2paragraphs frames the interaction as a direct "grilling" of the budget director.
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