by Tyler | Feb 14, 2020 | Bill Cassidy, Donald Trump, Iran, Jerry Moran, Lamar Alexander, Lisa Murkowski, Mike Lee, Politics, Rand Paul, Susan Collins, Tim Kaine, Trending, War Powers Act, war powers resolution
The Senate passed a War Powers resolution on Thursday that would require President Donald Trump to obtain approval from Congress if he were to continue hostilities with Iran beyond 30 days.
by Tyler | Jan 10, 2020 | Anthony Brindisi, Ben McAdams, Donald Trump, elaine luria, Elissa Slotkin, Francis Rooney, Iran, Joe Cunningham, Josh Gottheimer, Kendra Horn, Matt Gaetz, Max Rose, Nancy Pelosi, Politics, Qasem Soleimani, Stephanie Murphy, Thomas Massie, Trending, War Powers Act, war powers resolution
A War Powers measure passed the House of Representatives on Thursday in what Democrats pushing it said was an effort to restrain President Donald Trump’s power when it comes to military response to Iranian aggression.
by Tyler | Jan 10, 2020 | Dan Crenshaw, Iran, Kevin McCarthy, Michael Burgess, National Security, Politics, Qasem Soleimani, Trending, War Powers Act
House Democrats rejected a motion that would have praised the American military and reaffirmed the House’s opposition to the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps-Quds Force.
by Tyler | Jan 8, 2020 | 2008 presidential election, 2020 Democratic Presidential Primary, 2020 Election, Iran, Joe Biden, National Security, Politics, Trending, War Powers Act
Joe Biden argued during his failed 2008 White House run that the president had the authority to circumvent congress and go to war provided there was sufficient evidence of an “imminent attack.”