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Democrats push ahead with war powers vote amid fragile ceasefire
The war powers vote faces steep odds, with Republicans controlling both the House and Senate and GOP leadership backing Trump ...
Dem senator plows ahead with war powers resolution despite ceasefire
Sen. Tim Kaine continues plan for war powers resolution despite Israel-Iran ceasefire, arguing the pause allows for ...
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Duckworth Underscores Support for Senator Kaine’s War Powers Resolution in the Wake of Trump’s Illegal Strike Against Iran
WASHINGTON, D.C. After President Donald Trump illegally ordered a military strike against Iran over the weekend, today combat ...
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Duo Still Pressing for House War Powers Resolution on Iran, but Speaker Says It’s Not ‘Necessary’
Ky., is co-sponsoring a resolution that would direct Trump to cease military action against Iran without Hill approval.
War Powers Act Explained as Thomas Massie, Ro Khanna Push House Resolution
Representative Ro Khanna of California, a Democrat said "dragging the U.S. into another Middle East war is not the solution" ...
Iran ceasefire gives lawmakers whiplash ahead of high-stakes war powers vote
For some lawmakers, the drama has only complicated whether to pass war powers resolutions that would force President Donald ...
The Breakdown: Why the U.S. and Iran aren’t officially at war
The Constitution grants Congress the exclusive power to declare war. That requires both the House and Senate to pass a ...
Presidents of both parties have launched military action without Congress declaring war − Trump’s bombing of Iran is just the latest
Against the backdrop of US attacks on Iranian nuclear sites, a scholar of presidential powers examines the history and ...