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House votes to curb Trump’s power to attack Iran
The House on Thursday passed, on bipartisan votes, two related measures designed to prevent President Donald Trump from launching military attacks on Iran.
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For Senate GOP, impeachment impedes legislative agenda — that may not exist
Trump and are trying to cover up Joe Biden’s corruption,” the Florida Republican tweeted on Tuesday.
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Ahead of House Iran war votes, Trump sends mixed messages
Trump said of the U.S. military presence in Iraq.
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Subpoena for Bolton’s unpublished book would likely face fierce resistance
Still, the manuscript could be a useful roadmap for lawmakers to ask questions of the former Trump adviser. “You’d rather get him,” Davis said.
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John Bolton shows that in Washington, irony never dies
Gardner’s reelection, including President Trump, and the Bolton PAC supports Sen.
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Analysis: The Pentagon has a credibility problem, and it’s only getting worse
Later, Trump, who authorized the strike, said repeatedly that Iran planned to attack four U.S. embassies.
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Trump undercuts military messages on brain injuries
Trump was referring to at least 11 cases of troops in Iraq reporting symptoms that officials said may or may not turn out to be so-called traumatic brain injuries, or TBIs.
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Impeachment isn’t the only obstacle to legislative wins for Congress in 2020
On Dec. 18, the House voted to impeach President Donald Trump. On Dec. 19, the House approved a major rewrite of a trade agreement with Mexico and Canada.
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Ethics expert: GOP ‘crosses the line’ with House hallway ambushes
Questions on Iran, impeachment Videos posted to the NRCC’s Twitter account show someone asking Democrats politically charged questions in House office buildings on Jan. 9.
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An agonizing dispute among terror victims
Four decades ago, William Daugherty, a former CIA operative, was held hostage in Iran for 444 days.
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Senate could vote to curb Trump war powers, but timing unclear
worry could still risk a slide toward a shooting war with Iran.
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House to vote on military force authorizations this month
House Democratic leaders committed to progressives Tuesday that the House will vote on legislation to prevent funds for unauthorized military force against Iran and to repeal the 2002 authorization of
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Senators look to clear legislative decks before impeachment trial
The Senate appears set to try to clear the decks of pending legislative business before diving into the impeachment trial of President Donald Trump.
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Road Ahead: Impeachment trial imminent and war powers debate continues
Kaine’s war powers resolution will ripen early in the week, setting up action on the measure that would “remove United States Armed Forces from hostilities against the Islamic Republic of Iran or
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Pompeo walks back comments that appeared to contradict Trump on embassy attacks
Trump made the claim Thursday night during a campaign rally in Toledo, Ohio. White House officials have yet, however, to provide information to lawmakers or the public to support that claim.
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Freshman national security Democrats seize political moment
As House Democrats grow more emboldened in checking Trump — from war with Iran, to impeachment over the withholding of critical security assistance to Ukraine — they are increasingly relying on these freshmen
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House approves resolution aimed at trimming Trump’s power on Iran
The House on Thursday approved on a sharply partisan vote, 224-194, a concurrent resolution seeking to curb the power of President Donald Trump to attack Iran.
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Meet the lawmakers who bucked their parties on vote to limit Trump’s war powers
. | The House voted largely along party lines Thursday to adopt a resolution directing President Donald Trump to not use military force against Iran without congressional approval unless it was necessary
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Sanders says he wouldn’t pull troops from Iraq via tweet
“Just as we were led into Vietnam and Iraq by lies, the Trump administration is misleading us on Iran,” Sanders said.
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Trump Iran address comes as congressional plans on War Powers in flux
President Donald Trump on Wednesday signaled a cooling of tensions with Tehran after it struck U.S. military targets inside Iraq, saying in a national address that “Iran appears to be standing down.”