Congress Continues to Forgo Oversight Role

Congress Rejects Calls For Iran War Oversight as Key Deadline Nears

Senate Majority Leader John Thune, seen leaving a television interview at the U.S. Capitol on April 2, 2026, has declined efforts to hold a public hearing on the Iran War. —Andrew Harnik—Getty ImagesNearly two months after the United States joined Israel in launching a war against Iran, Congress remains as formally disengaged as in the first days of the conflict, having yet to hold a single public hearing on the issue and facing a looming statut…

Congress Continues to Forgo Oversight Role

Time: “Nearly two months after the United States joined Israel in launching a war against Iran, Congress remains as formally disengaged as in the first days of the conflict, having yet to hold a single public hearing on the issue and facing a looming statutory deadline that may come and go without a clear assertion of its authority.” “The absence of sustained oversight has left lawmakers grasping for basic details about the war’s trajectory even…