US EditionThis Week: Iran War Powers, DHS Funding Top Congressional Agenda
Congress prepares to vote on a War Powers resolution as President Trump orders strikes on Iran without authorization, raising constitutional and regional conflict concerns.
- On Feb. 28, the U.S. and Israel began Operation Epic Fury, a military offensive that killed Iran's supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and more than 500 others without congressional approval.
- The 1973 War Powers Resolution requires the president to notify Congress within 8 hours and limits military action beyond 60 days without authorization, prompting congressional debate.
- In Times Square on Saturday, demonstrators carried signs reading `Defend Iran & Palestine` and `Stop U.S.-Israel Rampage`, with some demanding Congress intervene and others saying the strikes could pressure Iran's leadership.
- The House and Senate could vote as early as March 4, but a majority of Republicans oppose the measure and President Donald Trump could veto it, requiring a two-thirds majority in both chambers to override.
- Disruption near the Strait of Hormuz could ripple through energy markets because roughly 20% of global petroleum liquids pass through the corridor, while Republican majorities and recent $175 billion in Pentagon funding hinder Congress's ability to curb war efforts.
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Here’s what the Massachusetts congressional delegation is saying about Trump’s military attack on Iran - The Boston Globe
Several members of the Massachusetts congressional delegation are calling for an immediate vote on a bipartisan War Powers Resolution to limit Trump’s military operations in Iran.
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The CT MirrorCT delegation warns of costs of prolonged war in Iran
Connecticut’s federal lawmakers are warning of a prolonged war that could spread throughout the Middle East “without clear objectives” and economic consequences that could exacerbate cost-of-living issues in the U.S. in the long term.
What Mass. politicians are saying about the U.S.-led attack on Iran
Members of Massachusetts' congressional delegation are pushing for a vote this week to limit the president's war powers, after the Trump administration launched surprise attacks on Iran early Saturday.
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