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“…, DC – After a commanding performance in the United States midterm elections, advocates say Democrats are uniquely positioned to strip a controversial measure from a Pentagon funding bill that would codify integration of the US and Israeli military…”

“A Democratic-controlled Congress will have more power over federal spending, legislation and congressional oversight to challenge some of Trump’s decisions.”

“…y, one of the few areas where the MAGA movement and the more radical progressive-liberal camp converge is their opposition to spending billions of dollars on foreign military assistance when that money could instead be directed towards pressing domestic…”

“For the first time, Trump also explicitly spoke of compensation from Israel, which he said “wouldn’t exist” without US military intervention.”

“The war had “dragged on too long”, he said in a post on X, adding that Washington “should never, under any circumstances, give the Ayatollah billions of dollars”.”

“A possible path to accomplishing that goal would be to include those measures in government spending bills that Congress needs to pass, according to Baker.”

“The losers Vivek Ramaswamy: Biotech billionaire and Trump ally Vivek Ramaswamy lost Ohio’s governor’s race to Democrat Amy Acton in light of a controversial attack ad in which Acton’s estranged mother accused her of lying about her difficult childhood.”

“The House voted 314 to 104 to defeat the measure, offered as an amendment to a State Department spending bill by outgoing Representative Thomas Massie of Kentucky, an outspoken Republican critic of US policy in the Middle East.”

“…hallenge the party’s position on Israel, his victory establishes a strong precedent in which a candidate called for an end to military aid to Israel, withstood heavy outside donor spending and still won a statewide race in a swing state that Trump won in…”

“And at the same time, they are spending billions on the military and spending money to fund the genocide in Gaza,” she said.”

“Rallies in recent weeks have demanded an end to higher fuel prices and rising defence spending.”

“What has the Pentagon spending report revealed?”

“Defence spending Healey said he would fund the government’s additional Defence Investment Plan, worth 15 billion British pounds ($20bn), and pledged to plug a gap of 4.7 billion British pounds ($6.2bn) by “reprioritising” budgets across other departments.”

“… to reducing JEP's funding, de la Espriella's government is reportedly weighing a 116-page "counterterrorism" bill that would increase penalties for certain offences, criminalise some forms of protest, and make it more difficult to suspend military…”

“Spending on political advertising alone is projected to reach $11.6bn, more than in any previous election cycle, including the 2024 presidential race, according to the ad-tracking firm AdImpact.”

“Donatella della Porta, a sociologist and political scientist, told Al Jazeera that opposition to war was central to recent protests by young people across Europe, alongside anger over military spending at the expense of welfare.”

“In July 2025, United Torah Judaism (UTJ) walked out over a stalled bill to exempt ultra-Orthodox men from military service.”

“To cover essential public spending and government salaries, al-Zaidi, a former banker, devalued the dinar by almost 15 percent against the US dollar.”

“The paper pointed to rising police deaths, staff and equipment shortages in the provincial counterterrorism department, and spending priorities.”

“Lai said China continued to “apply pressure through military and grey-zone activities in an attempt to alter the status quo across the Taiwan Strait”.”

“At least 81 United States military aircraft, including fighter jets and drones, have been lost or damaged during Operation Epic Fury, the code name for Washington’s military campaign against Iran launched earlier this year.”

“If passed, the budget would raise military spending by two and a half times what it was before October 7.”

“His speakership gives him considerable influence over legislation, congressional spending and debates over US military assistance to Israel.”

“…y races to make the country less dependent on the United States, attract billions in new investment and get major projects built faster, his economic overhaul is running into resistance from a group that says it wants many of the same things: organised…”