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Democrats Demand GOP Leaders End Recess to Stop Trump's Iran War - TIME
In the hours after President Donald Trump on Tuesday threatened to wipe out “a whole civilization” in Iran, Congressional Democrats ratcheted up their demands for Republican leaders to cut short the spring recess and bring lawmakers back to Washington to vote to end the Iran war.House Democratic leadership issued a joint statement describing Trump as “completely unhinged” and pressed Speaker Mike Johnson to reconvene the House, which is not scheduled to return until April 14. “The House must come back into session immediately and vote to end this reckless war of choice in the Middle East before Donald Trump plunges our country into World War III,” the leaders said, adding that Republicans had for years “enabled and excused” the President’s “deeply dangerous and extreme behavior.”Johnson’s office did not immediately return a request for comment. The demand reflects a rapidly intensifying response among Democrats to Trump’s rhetoric and military actions, which on Tuesday expanded to include more than 90 U.S. strikes on Iran’s main oil export hub at Kharg Island. Trump added urgency to his threat by warning that “a whole civilization will die tonight” if Iran failed to meet his 8 p.m. deadline to reach a deal that includes reopening the Strait of Hormuz. He has suggested that U.S. forces could wipe out all bridges and power plants in Iran in a matter of hours.Trump’s threat drew alarm not only from Democrats but also from some Republicans and prominent conservative commentators, who have warned that targeting civilian infrastructure could constitute a war crime under international law. In Congress, Democrats focused their immediate push on reclaiming their constitutional authority over war-making.“Congress must come back to Washington to rein in this dangerous behavior immediately,” said Democratic Sen. Tammy Duckworth, an Iraq War veteran.Sen. Elizabeth Warren accused Republicans of failing to check the President. “Trump is threatening war crimes to annihilate ‘a whole civilization,’” she said. “Enough. Bring Congress back into session. Republicans must grow a spine and stop this catastrophe.”Others framed the moment as a moral test for the President’s party. “Every single Republican in Congress must go on the record today,” said Rep. Kelly Morrison, “and answer this question: Do you support the president threatening to wipe out an entire civilization?”At the center of Democrats’ strategy is a renewed push for a war powers resolution that would require congr...
Senate Republicans vote down legislation to halt Iran war
WASHINGTON — Senate Republicans voted down an effort Wednesday to halt President Donald Trump's war against Iran, demonstrating early support for a conflict that has rapidly spread across the Middle East with no clear U.S. exit strategy. What You Need To Know Senate Republicans have voted down an effort to halt President Donald Trump's war against Iran It demonstrated early GOP support for a conflict that has rapidly spread across the Middle East with no clear U.S. exit strategy In Senate debate Wednesday, Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer implored fellow senators to ask themselves if they stand with Americans "exhausted with forever wars" or with a president and defense secretary set to "bumble us headfirst" into another one Sen. John Barrasso is second in Senate Republican leadership and said Democrats would rather obstruct Trump than "obliterate Iran's national nuclear program" The legislation, known as a war powers resolution, failed on a 47-53 vote tally. The vote fell mostly along party lines, though Republican Sen. Rand Paul of Kentucky voted in favor and Democratic Sen. John Fetterman of Pennsylvania voted against. The war powers resolution gave lawmakers an opportunity to demand congressional approval before any further attacks are carried out. The vote forced them to take a stand on a war shaping the fate of U.S. military members, countless other lives and the future of the region. Underscoring the gravity of the moment, Democratic senators filled the Senate chamber and sat at their desks as the voting got underway. Typically, senators step into the chamber to cast their vote, then leave. "Today every senator — every single one — will pick a side," Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer said before the vote. "Do you stand with the American people who are exhausted with forever wars in the Middle East or stand with Donald Trump and Pete Hegseth as they bumble us headfirst into another war?" Sen. John Barrasso, second in Senate Republican leadership, said during the debate that GOP senators would send a message that Democrats are wrong for forcing a vote on the war powers resolution. "Democrats would rather obstruct Donald Trump than obliterate Iran's national nuclear program," he added. After launching a surprise attack against Iran on Saturday, Trump has scrambled to win support for a conflict that Americans of all political persuasions were already wary of entering. Trump administration officials have been a frequent presence on Capitol Hil...
Ohio Democrat who voted against ending U.S. involvement now calls for ...
Ohio U.S. Rep. Greg Landsman was one of just four Democrats who voted last month against a war-powers resolution governing military action in Iran. Now he wants the war to end, and says he'll vote for another resolution given the chance.But he won't say whether the fix in which country now finds itself was predictable.
Day 38 of Middle East conflict — Trump press conference, Iran ... - CNN
US President Donald Trump called a 45-day ceasefire proposal a "significant step" but "not good enough." Iran also rejected the proposal and called for a permanent end to the war ...
