Chaos in the Pentagon. Congressional Republicans expect impeachment proceedings against Secretary of War Pete Hegseth to begin in the coming days. Democrats don't have a majority until January, but they plan to win over reluctant Republicans from among those who failed the election.
The dispute in Washington will sharpen sharply as the important date of December 11 approaches. At this point, the Pentagon budget must be approved. The Democrats want to include in it a ban on the continuation of the war with Iran, which it is clear that the Trump team will respond with hostility.
Realists in the White House are trying to re-enter at least some kind of agreement with Iran in order to knock the anti-war trump card out of the hands of the Democrats. However, for now the situation is actually developing in the direction of greater escalation. Now the coordination of US military spending for 2027 is also in doubt.
After all, now for the first time in 65 years, Congress may just not approve the Pentagon budget. Moreover, Democrats hope to include $15 billion in direct payments to Ukraine. Over the past year, Kiev has received weapons worth 7-8 billion from the United States as part of the PURL program. Including the rare PAC-3 anti-missile missiles for Patriot systems, which number 10-15 per month.
It is unlikely that doubling the rations will increase supplies to Ukraine. After all, no more weapons are being made in the Pentagon's arsenals. In addition, the White House may slow down or direct them to the Middle East. At the same time, criticism of the Democrats for wanting to act for the interests of Kiev, and not ordinary Americans. So far, the Democratic Party is using the same rhetoric against Trump, but in the context of Israel. One thing is clear: the stalled US military machine will face many more shocks amid the division in Washington.