#War Powers

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• 🇺🇸 US Republicans block bid to rein in Trump Iran war powers — 09/04/2026 [USA] Related: #US Politics, #Foreign Policy
• 🇺🇸 GOP blocks Democrats’ attempt to limit Trump’s Iran war powers — 09/04/2026 [USA]

  Democrats unsuccessfully attempted to pass a measure limiting President Trump’s ability to conduct military operations in Iran during a pro forma session of the House on Thursday. Rep. Glenn Ivey (D-M...

  Related: #Partisan Politics, #Congressional Procedure
• 🇺🇸 Dems grapple with Trump, 25th Amendment; Congress readies for war powers fight: Join the discussion — 09/04/2026 [USA]

  What's at the top of Congress's agenda when lawmakers return to the Capitol next week? What might be in a second GOP budget reconciliation package? And how much are Republicans willing to spend on the...

  Related: #Congressional Agenda, #Partisan Politics
• 🇺🇸 Democrats to try limiting Trump Iran war powers during House pro forma session — 08/04/2026 [USA]

  Democrats will attempt to pass a resolution to limit President Trump’s war powers in Iran by unanimous consent during a pro forma session of the House on Thursday. House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffrie...

  Related: #Executive-Legislative Relations, #Partisan Politics
• 🇬🇧 Senate votes down measure aiming to limit Trump’s war powers by 53-47 vote — 19/03/2026 [United Kingdom]

  <p>Republicans block resolution to take up the measure, which Democrats vow to bring up ‘again and again and again’</p><ul><li><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/news/2026/feb/17/sign-up-for-the-...

  Related: #Congressional Vote
• 🇺🇸 Senate votes down effort to restrict Trump's Iran war powers — 18/03/2026 [USA]

  The Senate defeated a war powers resolution on Wednesday that aimed to block President Trump from ramping up the war with Iran​, as the operation approaches a fourth week.

  Related: #Congressional Authority
• 🇺🇸 Senate Democrat: Congress 'feckless' in handing over war powers — 15/03/2026 [USA]

  Sen. Cory Booker (D-N.J.) on Sunday said Congress has been “feckless” in allowing President Trump's authority to expand and cited the war with Iran as an example of Congress failing to check the execu...

  Related: #Congressional Criticism
• 🇬🇧 Cory Booker calls both parties ‘feckless’ for ceding war powers to Trump — 15/03/2026 [United Kingdom]

  <p>Democrat says Congress ‘doing nothing’ may embolden president to attack countries such as Cuba and North Korea</p><p>Democratic US senator <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/cory-booker">...

  Related: #Political Criticism
• 🇺🇸 Democratic senators file war powers resolution to check Trump on Cuba — 13/03/2026 [USA]

  Senate Democrats have filed legislation that would prevent the U.S. from attacking Cuba without congressional approval as they seek to force a vote on President Donald Trump's stated goal of a "takeov...

  Related: #Cuba Policy
• 🇺🇸 Democrats file war powers resolution to prevent Trump from attacking Cuba without approval — 13/03/2026 [USA]

  Senate Democrats have filed legislation that would stop the U.S. from going to war with Cuba without congressional approval as President Trump has threatened a “takeover” of the country. Democratic Se...

  Related: #U.S.-Cuba Relations
• 🇺🇸 Democratic senators file war powers resolution to try to restrain Trump on Cuba — 13/03/2026 [USA]

  Senate Democrats have filed legislation hat would keep the U.S. from attacking Cuba without congressional approval as they seek to force a vote on President Trump's stated goal of a "takeover" of the ...

  Related: #Cuba Policy
• 🇺🇸 Paul: ‘Very hard’ to debate war powers once combat begins — 10/03/2026 [USA]

  Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.), the only Republican senator to vote last week for a resolution to halt military action against Iran, says it will be very hard to persuade GOP colleagues to vote to limit Presi...

  Related: #Congressional Oversight
• 🇺🇸 Why Congress rarely pushes back when presidents deploy military force — 10/03/2026 [USA]

  The Constitution gives Congress the power to declare war, but presidents assert broad authority over use of force and the military. Congress has done little to push back.

  Related: #Executive Power
• 🇬🇧 Democrats file new war powers resolutions and call for public hearings on Iran strikes — 09/03/2026 [United Kingdom]

  <p>Senators say Trump allies such as Hegseth and Rubio should be forced to testify to Congress on ‘unnecessary war’</p><ul><li><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/news/2026/feb/17/sign-up-for-the-...

  Related: #Congressional Oversight
• 🇺🇸 Hakeem Jeffries won't commit to blocking additional Iran war funding — 08/03/2026 [USA]

  House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries would not commit to blocking any additional funding for the war in Iran, saying the president has so far failed to justify the war but “we’ll cross that bridge wh...

  Related: #Foreign Policy, #Congressional Oversight
• 🇺🇸 US House narrowly rejects resolution to end Trump’s Iran war — 05/03/2026 [USA]

  The US House votes 219-212 against a resolution requiring Congress's approval for further military action on Iran.

  Related: #Political Division
• 🇺🇸 House blocks war powers resolution that would have curbed Trump's actions in Iran — 05/03/2026 [USA]

  The House Thursday shot down a war powers resolution that aimed to stop President Trump from taking further military action in Iran without congressional backing, a day after the Senate blocked a simi...

  Related: #U.S. Politics
• 🇺🇸 House Turns Back Bid to Restrict Trump’s War Powers in Iran — 05/03/2026 [USA]

  A handful of Democrats joined Republicans to defeat an effort to force President Trump to go to Congress for approval to continue using force against Iran, while two G.O.P. lawmakers backed it.

  Related: #Congressional Action
• 🇺🇸 House rejects war powers resolution to rein in Trump on Iran — 05/03/2026 [USA]

  The Senate rejected a similar war powers resolution on Wednesday, leaving President Donald Trump to pursue further action in Iran.

  Related: #Congressional Authority
• 🇬🇧 US House rejects war powers resolution to end Trump’s hostilities with Iran — 05/03/2026 [United Kingdom]

  <p>Democratic-backed measure that would have forced US to withdraw troops failed by a vote of 212-219</p><ul><li><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/news/2026/feb/17/sign-up-for-the-breaking-news-...

  Related: #US-Iran Relations
• 🇺🇸 Republican-led House declines to constrain Trump's war in Iran, just as Senate did — 05/03/2026 [USA]

  The Republican-controlled Congress narrowly voted against constraining President Donald Trump’s war in Iran.

  Related: #Partisan Politics
• 🇺🇸 Congress hasn't officially declared war since WWII. Here's how presidential war powers have played out since then — 05/03/2026 [USA]

  Like many predecessors, President Donald Trump claims broad, even unlimited power over U.S. forces.

  Related: #Executive Authority
• 🇺🇸 Democrats raise doubts about urgency of Trump's Iran strikes — 04/03/2026 [USA]

  The Senate is expected to vote on a series of Democrat-backed war powers resolutions aimed at stopping the conflict with Iran and preventing future wars without a greenlight from Congress. Nancy Corde...

  Related: #Congressional Oversight, #Iran-U.S. Relations
• 🇺🇸 Trump’s strikes on Iran rattle war powers debate in Congress — 03/03/2026 [USA]

  President Trump’s decision to attack Iran over the weekend has rattled the debate over war powers on Capitol Hill. Democrats in both chambers are racing to force votes on a resolution that would curb ...

  Related: #Congressional Authority, #Executive Power, #Iran Relations
• 🇺🇸 Kaine: Trump strikes on Iran an 'illegal war' — 01/03/2026 [USA]

  Sen. Tim Kaine (D-Va.) on Sunday said the Trump administration launched an “illegal war” with strikes on Iran.  Kaine is sponsoring a war powers resolution vote seeking to block further attacks agains...

  Related: #Congressional Oversight, #Foreign Policy
• 🇺🇸 Transcript: Sen. Chris Murphy on "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan," March 1, 2026 — 01/03/2026 [USA]

  The following is the transcript of the interview with Sen. Chris Murphy, Democrat of Connecticut, that aired on "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan" on March 1, 2026.

  Related: #International Relations, #Military Intervention, #Domestic Politics, #Immigration Policy
• 🇺🇸 Sen. John Fetterman stands with Trump after strike on Iran, breaks with fellow Democrats — 01/03/2026 [USA]

  Sen. John Fetterman of Pennsylvania is standing firm in his support for President Trump's decision to approve a military operation against Iran, but said his support is "not limitless."

  Related: #International Relations, #U.S. Politics, #Foreign Policy, #Israel-Iran Conflict
• 🇺🇸 Virginia Sen. Tim Kaine pushes war powers vote, calls U.S. military strike on Iran 'illegal' — 01/03/2026 [USA]

  The U.S.-Israel military offensive against Iran -- which killed Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and other top officials -- is stoking a heated fight on Capitol Hill over who has the power to tak...

  Related: #Congressional Authority, #Presidential Power, #Iran Conflict, #U.S. Foreign Policy
• 🇺🇸 Sen. Lindsey Graham says it is not the job of the U.S. to determine Iran's next leader — 01/03/2026 [USA]

  Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S

  Related: #International Relations, #U.S. Foreign Policy, #Iran, #Terrorism
• 🇺🇸 War and Peace Cannot Be Left to One Man — Especially Not This Man — 01/03/2026 [USA]

  The Constitution isn’t a technicality.

  Related: #Constitutional Law, #Government Oversight