As the conflict with Iran continues, Chris Cuomo argues Congress is failing its constitutional duty by refusing to check President Trump's war powers. He examines the human cost of the war, questions the administration's strategy, and asks who will be held accountable. Hours after four Republicans joined Democrats to pass a War Powers Resolution that would curb Trump’s ability to escalation the war, Cuomo asks if the Senate will put aside its parties and find a way to end this war. Maryland Democratic Congressman Johnny Olszewski and retired Brig. Gen. Mark Kimmitt, former deputy assistant secretary for Mideast policy, discuss. This week, a Black man armed with a knife was restrained by a group of white officers and shot by one of them…
Chris Cuomo opens his show by comparing Trump’s newly announced agreement with Iran to President Obama’s 2015 nuclear deal. While Trump claims his deal will be better than President Obama’s, Cuomo argues the agreement is not yet complete, lacks significant nuclear concessions from Iran and could ultimately give the regime access to as much as $300 billion from Gulf countries. Discussing the latest in the region are Middle East peace negotiator Aaron David Miller, president of the Jerusalem Center for Security and Foreign Affairs Dr. Dan Diker, who has advised Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu throughout this war, and former Iranian political prisoner Kian Tajbakhsh. Trump says by the end of the week we'll see the deal he's…
Many House Democrats are ready to vote to expel Rep. Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick (D-Fla.) from Congress as soon as the House Ethics Committee meets to decide her fate on Tuesday, Axios has found in interviews with over 30 lawmakers. Why it matters: Republicans are expected to force an expulsion vote, but they will need roughly 80 Democratic votes to remove Cherfilus-McCormick. - House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) has carefully avoided saying how he might advise his members to vote, even if the committee reaches a bipartisan decision that she should be expelled. - House Democrats will meet as a caucus following the Ethics hearing, he told reporters on Monday, and "follow the facts and apply the relevant law without fear or…
A proposed Constitutional amendment that would give Congress the power to block presidential pardons gained its first House Republican co-sponsor on Monday. Why it matters: It's a rare display of GOP defiance against President Trump, whose pardons have been the subject of bipartisan backlash in several cases. - The president began his second term by pardoning thousands of Jan. 6 defendants , including many who were charged with assaulting law enforcement during the 2021 Capitol riot. - He has since granted clemency or pardons to Rep. Henry Cuellar (D-Texas), former Rep. George Santos (R-N.Y.), Ozy Media CEO Carlos Watson , Silk Road creator Ross Ulbricht , former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich and cryptocurrency mogul Changpeng "CZ"…
