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House to vote on war powers Thursday
if you do, you’ll be emboldening Iran,” Lee said.
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Road ahead: House to debate Iran war powers as impeachment articles hold continues
[jwp-video n=”1″] Trump and the administration say the drone strike that killed Soleimani — which comes after Iran led a rocket attack on a military base in Iraq that killed an American contractor
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Impeachment trial could sideline Iran war powers debate
Normally, a privileged resolution under the War Powers Act seeking to stop President Donald Trump from launching a war against Iran would take precedence over other Senate business — and a floor
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Trump’s threat to bomb Iran ‘cultural’ sites is personal for Iraq War vets in Congress
Trump tweeted Saturday that the Pentagon had put together a list of 52 targets — one for each of the Americans held during the 1979-1980 hostage crisis — including ones “important to Iran & the Iranian
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Congress readies for Iran briefings and vote in House on war powers
The specter of military escalation with Iran will take center stage for lawmakers this week as they return to Capitol Hill for briefings on the Trump administration’s justification for last week’s targeted
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Political fallout from Soleimani could be biggest for Senate
President Donald Trump ordered the killing of Iranian military leader Qassem Soleimani, and it was rightfully treated as a big deal.
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Congress unlikely to check Trump’s power to start war with Iran
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Impeachment standoff and Iran escalation dominate start of 2020 session
Qassem Soleimani and resulting escalation with Iran, as well as the standoff over an impeachment trial taking center stage in the Senate.
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The top 10 Roll Call stories from 2019
Mueller III, and ended with votes to impeach President Donald Trump and pass a spending package to keep the government running through next September.
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Lawmakers contradict Trump on purpose of country’s missile defenses
protect the U.S. homeland against “missile threats posed by rogue states,” a phrase that chiefly means North Korea and Iran.
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Thornberry calls for US action to deter Iran aggression
In June, Trump called off a strike against Iran at the last minute. Critics on the left and right said that pullback only emboldened that country’s rulers.
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Democrats ‘got completely rolled’ in NDAA talks, critics say
President Donald Trump is expected to sign the measure.
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McConnell questions Pompeo on Hong Kong, Myanmar in Louisville visit
Pompeo focused his prepared remarks on Western Hemisphere affairs, but the exchange between McConnell and Pompeo touched on several areas of foreign policy, including Trump administration policy toward
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What to wear? Republicans flag Vindman’s sartorial choice
Alexander Vindman’s testimony Tuesday in the impeachment inquiry into President Donald Trump, Republicans raised the issue of him wearing his Army uniform while testifying. Rep.
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House votes to avoid shutdown, continue spending talks until December
The Trump administration and lawmakers discussed an exemption for the veterans’ health care program when Congress and the White House brokered a spending caps agreement this summer.
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Giuliani: I never lobbied or represented foreigners
Far-flung interests In January 2016, 10 months before Trump was elected president, Giuliani left Bracewell and set up shop at Greenberg Traurig, a lobbying and law firm with many offices abroad including
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Turkey sanctions bills likely to move despite ceasefire
President Donald Trump was quick to declare victory Thursday after Ankara agreed to a five-day ceasefire in its attacks on Kurds in northern Syria.
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State Department official says Iran has been transferring missiles to terrorists
Hook argued that evidence of Iran’s transfer of ballistic missile technology to regional extremist groups justified the Trump administration’s 2018 decision to abandon the Iran nuclear deal.
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African Americans top targets of 2016 Russian info warfare, Senate panel finds
“The Committee found that the IRA sought to influence the 2016 U.S. presidential election by harming Hillary Clinton’s chances of success and supporting Donald Trump at the direction of the Kremlin
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Graham says he’ll introduce Turkey sanctions after Trump orders U.S. troops out of Kurdish territory
“This decision to abandon our Kurdish allies and turn Syria over to Russia, Iran, & Turkey will put every radical Islamist on steroids. Shot in the arm to the bad guys.