The War Powers Resolution Is Not a Blank Check for War

The War Powers Resolution is not a blank check for war

The conflict raging in Iran is a war of choice.

Senate Democrats Threaten to Gum Up the Works With Repeat Iran War Powers Votes

Rod Lamkey/APA group of Democratic senators said Monday that they are prepared to use the procedural tools available to them to disrupt the Senate’s normal flow of work to force public debate about the war with Iran.If Republican leadership refuses, Democrats say they will bring a series of war powers resolutions to the floor in the coming weeks.“We're not going to let the Senate go on with business as usual.” Sen. Cory Booker told reporters.“We…

Senator Urges Dems to Block All Other Legislation Until Congress Passes War Powers Resolution

“Democrats should not just pretend like this is normal,” Sen. Chris Murphy said.

Senate Dems introduce series of new war powers resolutions on Iran

Senate Democrats introduced five new war powers resolutions seeking to block military action in Iran on Thursday, a day after the Senate voted along mostly partisan lines to block an effort to immediately halt the operation. One of the resolutions was introduced by Sen. Tammy Baldwin (D-WI), with the other four being introduced by the same group of senators: Sens. Tim Kaine (D-VA), Chris Murphy (D-CT), Cory Booker (D-NJ) and Adam Schiff (D-CA). …

Senate Defeats Kaine War Powers Resolution 55-45

The Senate voted down Sen. Tim Kaine's resolution to reassert congressional authority over military deployments, with Republicans closing ranks to defeat the measure 55-45. The vote came amid heightened tensions over U.S. military posture in the Middle East. Only one Republican, Sen. Rand Paul, broke with the party to support the resolution. Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer rallied Democrats behind the measure but failed to attract enough Re…