The Epic Fury Funding Fight

The Fox News Rundown

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🗓️ 20 March 2026

⏱️ 29 minutes

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As Operation Epic Fury enters its third week, the Pentagon is preparing to request supplemental funding from Congress—with some reports suggesting the ask will exceed $200 billion. While Speaker Mike Johnson argues that the Department of War must be adequately funded, he is facing pushback from both sides of the aisle. Shannon Bream, anchor of FOX News Sunday, joins The Rundown to discuss why the Trump administration views this funding as a strategic necessity—not only for the mission in Iran but to address munitions concerns. Plus, Shannon weighs in on the political clashes over fluctuating oil prices, Senator Markwayne Mullin's nomination to be the next Homeland Security Secretary, and the impact of the ongoing partial government shutdown.March Madness is a busy time for sports fans—and sports gamblers. That may explain why March is also Problem Gambling Awareness Month. As legal sports betting continues to spread to more states and grow in popularity, a new bipartisan bill in the House aims to fund gambling addiction treatment. Indiana Republican Congresswoman Erin Houchin is leading that effort with the introduction of the POINTS Act. She joins The Rundown to discuss her personal connection to the issue and what lawmakers are calling for to support those struggling with addiction. Plus, commentary by Jason Rantz, Host of the Jason Rantz Show and author of “What's Killing America.” PHOTO CREDIT: ASSOCIATED PRESS Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	Now, are all the traitors present?
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0:20.9	I'm Madison Allworth.
0:21.9	I'm Bill Hemmer, and this is the Fox News Rundown.
0:28.3	Friday, March 20th, 2026.
0:30.9	I'm Jessica Rosenthal.
0:32.4	The Pentagon wants billions more dollars for the ongoing operation in Iran, but will Congress
0:37.3	approve of any supplemental
0:38.7	funding? Clearly, Democrats are going to have serious questions, but they also, if they can get
0:42.9	some of their basic concerns addressed, it's going to be hard for them to vote against an ongoing
0:48.2	war. We speak with Fox News Sunday anchor Shannon Breen. I'm Chris Foster. Just fun for some,
0:53.6	but March Madness can make gamblers get
0:55.8	a little crazy and problem gambling's on the rise. This is a growing form of addiction affecting
1:00.9	at this point an estimated 20 million Americans. And I'm Jason Rantz. I've got the final word on the
1:08.1	Fox News rundundown.
1:17.3	The Pentagon's preparing to ask Congress for supplemental funding for the conflict in Iran.
1:22.3	While one report pegged the price tag at $200 billion, House Speaker Mike Johnson said, It will be detailed and specified. I'm sure it's not a random number, so we'll look at that.
1:28.8	But obviously, it's a dangerous time in the world,
1:31.2	and we have to adequately fund defense, and we have a commitment to do that.
1:33.9	New York Democratic Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez told Fox's Chad Pergram,
1:38.1	she opposes the ask.
1:39.6	To have the audacity to come to Congress to fund a war that we have not even voted for. Not only is it
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