Democrats in the Senate are no threatening to use every procedural tool at their disposal to hold up business on the Senate floor unless Secretary of State Marco Rubio, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and other senior officials testify before key committees under oath about the ongoing war in Iran. Six Senate Democrats joining together to push for public hearing saying they are tired of closed-door briefings that do not inform the public. Joining us now, two of those senators, a member of the Armed Services ...

House rejects bid to curb Trump's war powers on Iran https://t.co/qEE1hmmo78 ...

Well, I I can't really speak for the rest of my colleagues in the Senate because I believe I'll be the only Democrat that's going to vote against it. So, I think there's been like an emerging kind of dynamic. Uh I I think it's to be objectively fair that I think the things that happened so far has been very very positive and a strong development.Why can't you just admit like a lot of really good positive things happen and now like I'm you know so it's absolutely I'm proud to stand and support Israel now if ...

US Senate poised to vote on presidential war powers as Iran attacks continue https://t.co/StYIMUMqq6 ...

But joining me right now, we have California Congressman Eric Swalwell. He sits on the Judiciary and Homeland Security Committees. He is running for governor of California.Good to see you again, Congressman, so the Democrats are demanding an immediate war powers vote, saying that the Constitution gives Congress alone the power to declare war. Many Democrats are calling this operation illegal and they say the administration FAILED TO LAY OUT ITS RATIONALE FOR MILITARY STRIKES AND THE AFTERMATH. HOW WILL THIS ...

Congress finds itself powerless to take its war powers back. This moment has been decades in the making. https://t.co/TT08Zd0EMR https://t.co/UtGs3V0CUw ...

Charlotte Howard, our New York bureau chief, on the president’s efforts to stretch America’s war powers—and lawmakers’ reluctance to stop him https://t.co/R5DKjcBZkZ ...

The Senate is going to vote later today on a bipartisan bill to block the US US military from conducting strikes against Venezuela without approval from Congress. The administration so far has launched 16 strikes on boats in the Caribbean Sea and the Pacific, alleging without evidence that those boats were trafficking drugs to the United States. The US military is also building up forces in the waters off South America as the president considers strikes within Venezuela.A similar vote on a similar war power ...

US Foreign Policy & Military Action - US Presidents have historically taken military action without prior Congressional approval, informing Congress after the fact [2] - The recent strike was executed successfully due to deception regarding the exact time and place [4] - The speaker defends the President's actions, citing precedents set by previous administrations [5] - A Republican colleague, Thomas Massie, views the action as unconstitutional and is pushing for a War Powers resolution [10] - If a protracted conflict with Iran occurs, Congressional approval for war powers would be necessary [12] Iran Nuclear Program & Regional Influence - Iran enriched uranium to 60%, a level useful only for nuclear weapons, indicating non-compliance [8] - The US aims to diminish Iran's ability to export terrorism and encourage them to focus on their own people [14] - The Iranian regime has been killing Americans since the early 1980s [9] - Iran's actions have destabilized the Middle East, particularly Lebanon, through support of Hezbollah [17] - The US seeks to prevent Iran from disrupting the international order, particularly regarding nuclear ambitions and control of straits [19][20] Geopolitical Implications - China and Russia are opportunistic but unlikely to directly confront the US [20] - Weapons from Iran, with Chinese assistance, have been used in Russia against Ukrainians [22]