# Russ Vought

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## Timeline

- **2026-06-24**: Trump Shouting Match with GOP Senators — During a private lunch, President Trump assails Republican senators over their votes for a war powers resolution seeking to end further U.S. military action.
- **2026-06-24**: OMB Submits $87.6B Supplemental Request — The Office of Management and Budget submits the formal funding request to Congress, hours after the shouting match.
- **2026-06-24**: Defense Secretary Briefs House GOP — Pete Hegseth briefs the conservative Republican Study Committee on the Pentagon’s budgetary needs as part of a push for up to $1.5 trillion in defense spending.
- **2026-02**: Operation Epic Fury Launched — The U.S. initiates a military campaign against Iran; exact start date is late February 2026.

## Recent coverage (1 stories)

### Pentagon Seeks $87.6B War Replenishment as Defense Budget Eyes $1.5T
2026-06-28 05:58:45 · Sentiment: Neutral · Impact: 7/10 · Sources: 16

The White House’s $87.6 billion request, overwhelmingly for the Pentagon after Operation Epic Fury, signals a historic windfall for defense contractors as the administration pushes a 50% spending surge to $1.5 trillion.
Full story: https://getspacebrief.com/story/pentagon-87-6b-war-replenishment-iran

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