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NPR (Claudia Grisales) - Republicans in Congress brace for a fight over the Iran war price tag

In recent days, multiple GOP lawmakers have gone public with their concerns over the war -- a range of issues Republican leadership will have to address as they face the task of securing new funding.

In recent days, multiple GOP lawmakers have gone public with their concerns over the war -- a range of issues Republican leadership will have to address as they face the task of securing new funding.Open

NPR (Kat Lonsdorf) - There's growing disquiet in the military. The Iran war made it worse

Since Trump began his second term, his administration's use of the armed forces has left a growing number in the military unsettled, according to NPR interviews with service members and advocates.

Since Trump began his second term, his administration's use of the armed forces has left a growing number in the military unsettled, according to NPR interviews with service members and advocates.Open

AXIOS (Andrew Solender) - "That's not the fight right now": Democrats shut down talk of impeaching Trump this year

Even Democrats who have called to impeach President Trump acknowledge there is little chance of it happening unless they retake control of at least one chamber of Congress. Why it matters: Democratic lawmakers are stuck. They know impeachment won't succeed, but their base keeps demanding they up the ante with drastic acts of anti-Trump resistance. - "People are pissed and know we have to fight," one senior House Democrat told Axios. - But Republicans control Congress, and the Senate requires a two-thirds majority to convict a president impeached by the House. - That has led lawmakers to pay lip service to moves like impeachment and the 25th Amendment in response to the latest Trump outrage, and then focus their attention on more…

Even Democrats who have called to impeach President Trump acknowledge there is little chance of it happening unless they retake control of at least one chamber of Congress. Why it matters: Democratic lawmakers are stuck. They know impeachment won't succeed, but their base keeps demanding they up the ante with drastic acts of anti-Trump resistance. - "People are pissed and know we have to fight," one senior House Democrat told Axios. - But Republicans control Congress, and the Senate requires a two-thirds majority to convict a president impeached by the House. - That has led lawmakers to pay lip service to moves like impeachment and the 25th Amendment in response to the latest Trump outrage, and then focus their attention on more…Open

NPR (The Associated Press) - Well-timed bets on Polymarket tied to the Iran war draw calls for investigations from lawmakers

Calls are increasing inside Congress for investigations into the prediction market platform Polymarket after the latest instance where groups of anonymous traders made strategic, well-timed bets on a major geopolitical event hours before it occurred.

Calls are increasing inside Congress for investigations into the prediction market platform Polymarket after the latest instance where groups of anonymous traders made strategic, well-timed bets on a major geopolitical event hours before it occurred.Open