VoteVets Action Fund, a Democratic‑aligned group, is spending $250,000 on television ads that criticize Republican Representative Derrick Van Orden of Wisconsin for supporting a Pentagon request for an additional $200 billion for the Iran operation. The ads link the war to rising gasoline prices and accuse Van Orden of backing cuts to Veterans Affairs care. The campaign, launched on Wednesday, aims to expand to other battleground districts, targeting GOP veterans perceived as following former President Trump’s stance on the conflict. Read on rss.politico.com