US EditionGOP, Trump Set for War Powers Confrontation with Democrats After Iran Strikes
Democrats challenge Trump's claim of imminent threat from Iran and seek to enforce War Powers Act limits after U.S. airstrikes killed Iran's supreme leader, lawmakers said.
- After the weekend strikes, Congress moved to schedule votes as Democratic lawmakers criticized President Donald Trump's unilateral attacks and vowed to support war powers resolutions on Tuesday and Thursday.
- Saturday, U.S. airstrikes struck Iranian military and government sites, and the White House said the strikes defended allies and bases, while the War Powers Act limits unilateral force to 60 days.
- Republican lawmakers defended the strikes, with Rep. Pat Harrigan and Sen. Dave McCormick saying the president followed the law, while Sen. Adam Schiff and Sen. Tim Kaine called the campaign an illegal war.
- Passage is uncertain given party unity as Republican lawmakers nearly unanimously support Trump, while citing the Constitution of the United States which vests Congress with war-declaring authority.
- Lawmakers noted recent diplomacy with Iran and questioned the president's claim of an 'imminent' threat, while senators warned strikes could provoke regional instability and empower radical factions.
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West Hawaii TodayDemocrats question Trump’s urgency to attack Iran
WASHINGTON — Democratic lawmakers Sunday criticized President Donald Trump’s unilateral decision to launch attacks on Iran without consulting them or seeking a declaration of war through Congress. They vowed to vote for a binding resolution that could halt American military action in the Middle East.
Sufficeed by some for the decision to launch military intervention and for the first successful – the decapitalisation of the Tehran regime – President Donald Trump is in a critical exchange of Democrats, some Republicans, and voices...
Schiff Calls For War Powers Vote After Trump’s Military Strikes On Iran
Senator Adam Schiff (D-CA) said the American casualties sustained in President Donald Trump’s escalating conflict with Iran—Operation Epic Fury—are the tragic and foreseeable consequence of a war he argues never should have been launched. Speaking with Wolf Blitzer during an interview on CNN, Schiff called the loss of U.S. service members “devastating,” offering condolences to their families while sharply criticizing the president’s decision to…
Mário Crespo analyzes Donald Trump's position with the intention of justifying the attacks, together with Israel, to Iran.
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