Live Updates > Live Update Details
2026-07-17 08:58:12
[Hot News Recap: US House Republicans Advance $95 Billion Budget Bill Covering Iran War Funding and Election Reform] 1. The US House Budget Committee on Thursday approved a $95 billion budget resolution aimed at meeting several of President Trump's policy priorities. The plan covers new defense funding for the war against Iran, agricultural aid, and comprehensive reforms to voting rules ahead of the November midterm elections. 2. The budget resolution could be submitted to the full House for a vote as early as next week. If passed, it will pave the way for a subsequent budget reconciliation bill, which would only require a simple majority (51 votes) in the Senate, bypassing the usual 60-vote threshold. 3. The budget plan allocates $60 billion over the next ten years for defense, $13 billion for intelligence, $12 billion for agriculture, and $10 billion for Trump's signature voter identification bill, the Save America Act. This bill requires photo identification in all federal elections. 4. Despite the Republicans' slim majority in the House, the success of this budget blueprint remains uncertain. Earlier that day, the House of Representatives failed to pass a veterans' benefits bill due to strong opposition from Republican hardliners, highlighting intra-party divisions. 5. In the Senate, the budget blueprint is expected to face resistance from multiple sides: defense hawks advocate for increased Pentagon funding, deficit hawks want to cut spending to fill the fiscal gap, and some Republican lawmakers worry that a partisan voter identity bill could backfire in the midterm elections.
