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  • US House votes for third time to end Iran war after $38bn cost is revealed
    Damaging budget report estimates cost will grow by $3bn per month and stockpiles of weapons could take five years to rebuildThe US House of Representatives has voted for a third time to end the war in Iran, approving a war powers resolution a few hours after a Congressional Budget Office (CBO) report showed the conflict had cost at least $38bn and left America’s stockpile of defensive missiles so depleted it could take five years to rebuild.The final tally of 220-204 was similar to earlier votes
     

US House votes for third time to end Iran war after $38bn cost is revealed

15 septembre 2026 à 17:47

Damaging budget report estimates cost will grow by $3bn per month and stockpiles of weapons could take five years to rebuild

The US House of Representatives has voted for a third time to end the war in Iran, approving a war powers resolution a few hours after a Congressional Budget Office (CBO) report showed the conflict had cost at least $38bn and left America’s stockpile of defensive missiles so depleted it could take five years to rebuild.

The final tally of 220-204 was similar to earlier votes, with a few more Republicans joining most Democrats in calling for an end to the war. None of the resolutions have made it to the president’s desk, where Trump would almost certainly veto them.

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  • Kennedy Center to close as Trump threatens to block repairs over name dispute
    President says he will block renovation project unless court decision to bar his name from being added is overturnedKennedy Center leaders say Trump’s name on building may avoid ‘fiscal collapse’Donald Trump said on Tuesday that the Kennedy Center would close “immediately” and threatened to cancel a planned renovation of the institution if federal courts did not allow his name to be placed on the front of the building.Trump’s ultimatum came shortly after the president’s handpicked board voted, a
     

Kennedy Center to close as Trump threatens to block repairs over name dispute

15 septembre 2026 à 18:35

President says he will block renovation project unless court decision to bar his name from being added is overturned

Donald Trump said on Tuesday that the Kennedy Center would close “immediately” and threatened to cancel a planned renovation of the institution if federal courts did not allow his name to be placed on the front of the building.

Trump’s ultimatum came shortly after the president’s handpicked board voted, again, to close the institution’s performing arts building in Washington, citing safety and financial concerns.

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