WASHINGTONPOST (Anna Liss-Roy) - Republican lawmaker moves to force vote on impeaching Hegseth
Rep. Thomas Massie argued the defense secretary had violated three provisions of the War Powers Resolution of 1973 in the conflict with Iran.
AXIOS (Andrew Solender) - Congressional Democrats plan Oman war powers push after Trump threatens bombing
Congressional Democrats are planning a new push to constrain President Trump 's war powers after he threatened to "bomb the shit" out of Oman on Monday. Why it matters: War powers resolutions, though largely symbolic, have become Democrats' go-to tool for trying to rein in what they see as a far too trigger-happy administration. - "At this point we may just need to file war powers resolutions for the 192 other countries," Rep. Ro Khanna (D-Calif.) told Axios. - The White House did not immediately respond to a request for comment. Driving the news: Sen. Tim Kaine (D-Va.) announced in a statement on Monday afternoon that he will introduce an Oman war powers resolution when the Senate returns to session next month. - Kaine noted that the…
According to Representative Ro Khanna (D-Calif.), how many other countries might require war powers resolutions?
Rep. Ro Khanna told Axios, "At this point we may just need to file war powers resolutions for the 192 other countries."
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How did President Trump respond to questions regarding his patience with Oman on Monday?
When asked by reporters if he was out of patience with Oman, Trump stated, "I don't think they've behaved very well, but we'd handle them very easily, just like we do other things."
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What reasons did Senator Tim Kaine give for opposing President Trump's threats against Oman?
Senator Kaine noted that the U.S. has a strong diplomatic relationship and a free trade agreement with Oman, and argued that Trump's threats benefit "real adversaries" such as Russia and China.
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What did Senator Tim Kaine (D-Va.) announce regarding the Oman war powers resolution?
Senator Tim Kaine announced in a statement on Monday afternoon that he will introduce an Oman war powers resolution when the Senate returns to session next month.
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What specific threat did President Trump make regarding Oman and the Strait of Hormuz?
During a phone interview with Fox News, President Trump stated that if Oman "gets in the way" of reopening the Strait of Hormuz, "we'll bomb the shit out of them."
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What action are Congressional Democrats planning in response to President Trump's threats against Oman?
Congressional Democrats are planning a push to use war powers resolutions to constrain President Trump's war powers after he threatened to "bomb the shit" out of Oman on Monday.
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AXIOS (Stef W. Kight) - Inside the Trump-Senate meltdown
President Trump's lunch with GOP senators devolved into a lengthy shouting match between him and outgoing Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-La.). Why it matters: Trump's handling of the war in Iran and the Senate's passage of a war powers resolution consumed the conversation, despite Trump's renewed pressure to pass a voter ID bill and kill the filibuster. - Trump kicked things off by calling out the four Republican senators who voted Tuesday for the war powers resolution to rein in his military campaign in Iran. - Cassidy then stood up, telling Trump, "You have not told the American people what's going on. It was supposed to last four weeks. It's lasted four months," the senator told reporters afterward. It went off the rails from there. The…
WASHINGTONPOST (Victoria Craw) - The 4 GOP senators who broke ranks and voted to block Trump from resuming Iran war
The president seethed at Susan Collins, Bill Cassidy, Lisa Murkowski and Rand Paul after the war powers resolution passed, saying: "I will get it done, one way or the other."
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ABCNEWS - Senate and House pass war powers resolution for 1st time since Iran war started
The measure is symbolic, but offers a rare rebuke of Trump.
HUFFPOST - Republicans Are Putting House Majority At Serious Risk With This 1 Move, Harry Enten Says
The CNN data guru spotted how Republicans who voted against the war powers resolution are leading the party to "the wrong place."
AXIOS (Kate Santaliz) - House Republicans scrap vote to rein in Trump's war in Iran
House GOP leadership pulled a scheduled vote Thursday to rein in President Trump's military campaign in Iran after it became clear they did not have the votes to defeat it. Why it matters: It would have been Congress' first successful rebuke of Trump's Iran war effort after multiple Democratic-led war powers attempts had failed. - Rep. Jared Golden (D-Maine), the one Democrat who has consistently voted against Iran war powers resolutions, was planning to flip his vote to yes. - Four Republicans, Reps. Brian Fitzpatrick (R-Pa.), Thomas Massie (R-Ky.), Warren Davidson and Tom Barrett (R-Mich.) have voted in support of the measure previously. - The vote is largely symbolic, as Trump can veto the measure. Driving the news: GOP leaders…
AXIOS (Andrew Solender) - Trump upends Democrats' strategy on Iran war powers
President Trump's declaration that hostilities with Iran are "terminated" has thrown Democrats' strategy around congressional war powers into turmoil, Axios has learned. Why it matters: House Democrats, led by the Congressional Progressive Caucus, had been planning to force a war powers vote every day . It is now unclear whether that will — or even can — happen. - Lawmakers involved in the war powers effort have been quietly reassessing how to approach the matter when Congress returns next week, according to multiple aides and lawmakers familiar with the matter. - "There's a lot to happen between now and next week," one senior House progressive told Axios. "Who knows how many times Trump could change his position between now and…
ABCNEWS - Congress returning from 2-week recess as Iran debate rages and members face expulsion
House and Senate Dems plan to force votes on Iran war powers resolutions.
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NPR (Eric McDaniel) - Congressional Democrats raise alarm over Trump's comments on Iran
Dozens of Congressional Democrats raised alarm Tuesday over President Trump's rhetoric about Iran. Most Republican lawmakers have been silent.