Congress still has ways to throttle back Trump’s war with Iran – and to ask questions

Sen. Tammy Baldwin denounces Trump’s ‘illegal war with Iran’

Sen. Tammy Baldwin discusses her war powers resolution, demands public hearing on Iran war | Screenshot via ZoomIn a press call Thursday, Wisconsin Sen. Tammy Baldwin called the U.S. war with Iran “yet another broken promise from this president who pledged to end foreign conflicts, not start them.” “President Trump may have forgotten the lessons we learned in Iraq and Afghanistan, but Wisconsinites have not,” Baldwin told reporters. “They rememb…

War-making is the president’s business, not Congress’s

In the maelstrom of modern war, presumed certainties crumble like piecrust. Consider two questions asked in the wake of U.S. attacks on Iran.

Letter: If war with Iran is necessary, make the case to Congress

How is Donald Trump so sure it’s essential to start a war with Iran, when he doesn’t have enough information to make the case to Congress to give him the constitutionally required authorization?

War-making is the president’s business, not Congress’

In the maelstrom of modern war, presumed certainties crumble like piecrust. Consider two questions asked in the wake of U.S. attacks on Iran.

Congress still has ways to throttle back Trump’s war with Iran – and to ask questions

As critics question President Trump’s motivations for war on Iran, it’s not just about politics. It’s about the Constitution and whether Congress has any hope of checking the president’s warmaking.

Convince Congress or end war

(JNS) — U.S. President Donald Trump would have to end military action against Iran by the end of March unless Congress declares war or authorizes the use of force, according to a War Powers Resolution that a group of moderate House Democrats introduced. The resolution set a 30-day period that began on Feb. 28 for Trump to make the case to Congress and the American people to go to war. It would pre...