07/21/26 Who Controls The Purse Strings?

As the Iran war drains billions from the Pentagon, injures nearly 100 U.S. troops, and moves no closer to changing Tehran’s position, Congress is once again being pushed to the sidelines. We look at who really controls the purse strings when the Trump administration can expand a war, ignore lawmakers’ spending decisions, and let Russell Vought’s OMB impose budget cuts Congress already rejected.