How Democrats could use Congress to end Trump's Iran war

Democrats’ midterm victory gives them new leverage to challenge President Trump’s Iran war, with funding cuts as their strongest tool, though political risks loom. Trump can veto legislation, but Congress controls future war appropriations. The House and Senate could attach a clause to the defense budget barring funds for Iran hostilities, forcing Trump to either accept it or veto military paychecks. A 2007 Iraq withdrawal attempt failed under similar pressure, and Democrats may face voter backlash if accused of abandoning troops. Congressional resolutions are non-binding, and investigations are slow, while impeachment of officials like Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth lacks clear grounds. The war has cost nearly $50 billion, and Republican losses may push figures like Vice President JD Vance to break with Trump, though ending it now would humiliate the president.