A total of 49 members of Congress – 48 Democrats and one Republican – have backed a war power resolution filed by Sen. Tim Kaine (D-VA) to halt Trump’s ability to further escalate the conflict with Iran, which was struck last weekend with several 30,000 bunker buster bombs to cripple the country’s nuclear capabilities. Several lawmakers, largely Democrats, have pushed back against the Trump-ordered strikes on Iran as being unconstitutional, including Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY), who on Tuesday slammed the Trump administration for keeping members of Congress in the dark, as well as for postponing a classified briefing on the attack. With the U.S. Senate poised to vote on the war power resolution as early as Wednesday , and another war power resolution filed by U.S. Rep. Thomas Massie (R-KY), Johnson poured cold water on the idea of giving either resolution any sunlight, dismissing Massie’s resolution as a performative measure, and defending Trump’s ability to order military strikes under Article 2 of the Constitution.
Author: Alexander Willis
Published at: 2025-06-24 21:43:19
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