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US Midterms Shift Power As Iran War Costs Mount | WION news

WION5 Nov 2026

US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has asked Congress for $67.1 billion in emergency supplemental defence funding as the conflict with Iran continues. The request comes after Democrats captured control of both the House and Senate in the November 3 midterm elections, dealing a major setback to President Donald Trump’s Republicans amid rising war costs and public backlash.