Iran and the U.S. are trading blows while Congress writes checks
Things just got significantly more complicated in the Strait of Hormuz and on the home front.
A helicopter went down near the Strait of Hormuz, and suddenly, the U.S. and Iran are playing a high-stakes game of tit-for-tat with military strikes. It is the kind of escalation that usually keeps diplomats up at night drinking bottom-shelf scotch.
Meanwhile, back in Washington, House Republicans just fast-tracked a massive funding bill for ICE and Border Patrol that lasts through the next presidential term. The government is essentially betting on a long-term border security standoff while simultaneously flirting with a regional war in the Middle East.
Nothing says fiscal responsibility like funding a border wall while everyone is distracted by incoming missiles.
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