Episode
Republicans Revolt on Iran War, Slush Fund Dead, Screwworm Returns Thanks to DOGE
- Published
- Jun 5, 2026
- Duration seconds
- 5653
- Processing state
not_requested
Actions
POST https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/look-forward-progressive-political-news-542329/episodes/republicans-revolt-on-iran-war-slush-fund-dead-screwworm-returns-thanks-to-doge/transcription-requests
Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode.GET https://stenobird.com/podcast/look-forward-progressive-political-news-542329/republicans-revolt-on-iran-war-slush-fund-dead-screwworm-returns-thanks-to-doge.md
Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource.
Summary
Look Forward breaks down the $1.776 billion anti-weaponization slush fund collapsing in spectacular fashion. Ted Cruz said GOP senators literally "screamed" at Acting AG Todd Blanche in one of "the roughest meetings" of his Senate career. The fund is officially dead per Blanche, but Trump called it "a beautiful thing" and refused to commit to permanently scrapping it. Dead but not buried. The House passes a war powers resolution 215-208 in which four Republicans (Barrett, Davidson, Fitzpatrick, Massie) finally joining Democrats to push back on Trump's three-month unauthorized Iran war. Thirteen US service members dead, $25 billion spent, $5 gas and Congressional Republicans are just now getting on board to end this. A federal judge orders Trump's name removed from the Kennedy Center. Debbie Wasserman Schultz primary challenge debate: obligation to step aside or are critics targeting the wrong person? Exxon warned this would happen and now oil inventories are depleting as the Strait of Hormuz stays disrupted. DOGE axed screwworm prevention programs, and now screwworm is back in Texas cattle ready to drive up beef prices. Trump admin moves to give OMB total control over science grant distribution in yet another move to consolidate power. SCOTUS hands us another "we told you so" on Alabama gerrymandering. Trump's new director of national intelligence (DNI) pick Bill Pulte has literally never worked in intelligence. Lastly, Trump endorses "hardworking" NJ congressman Tom Kean Jr. who has not been seen for three months. Look Forward is a weekly progressive political podcast covering U.S. politics, government policy, Democratic strategy, elections, voting rights, Supreme Court rulings, and political news. Featuring progressive commentary, political analysis, and unapologetic…