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Pentagon: First week of Iran war cost about $11B

Politico | Defense

By Leo Shane III and Joe Gould

13 March 2026 at 02:08

The Defense Department’s acting comptroller said officials plan to submit a supplemental budget request to Congress in the coming days.

Smoke billows after overnight airstrikes on oil depots on March 8, 2026, in Tehran, Iran.

Trump claims credit for military bonus that Congress already approved

Politico | Defense

By Leo Shane III and Joe Gould

19 December 2025 at 00:04

The White House’s plans for a “warrior dividend” to reward troops this holiday season are actually housing assistance funds approved this summer.

President Donald Trump watches a transfer of the remains of Iowa National Guard soldiers Sgt. William Nathaniel Howard, 29, of Marshalltown, Iowa, and Sgt. Edgar Brian Torres-Tovar, 25, of Des Moines, Iowa, and civilian interpreter Ayad Mansoor Sakat, who were killed in an attack in Syria, during a casualty return on Dec. 17, 2025, at Dover Air Force Base, Del.

President Donald Trump watches a transfer of the remains of Iowa National Guard soldiers Sgt. William Nathaniel Howard, 29, of Marshalltown, Iowa, and Sgt. Edgar Brian Torres-Tovar, 25, of Des Moines, Iowa, and civilian interpreter Ayad Mansoor Sakat, who were killed in an attack in Syria, during a casualty return on Dec. 17, 2025, at Dover Air Force Base, Del.