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Trump upends Democrats' strategy on Iran war powers

AxiosΒ·Andrew SolenderΒ·25 days ago
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President Trump's declaration that hostilities with Iran are "terminated" has thrown Democrats' strategy around congressional war powers into turmoil, Axios has learned. Why it matters: House Democrats, led by the Congressional Progressive Caucus, had been planning to force a war powers vote every day . It is now unclear whether that will β€” or even can β€” happen. Lawmakers involved in the war powers effort have been quietly reassessing how to approach the matter when Congress returns next week, according to multiple aides and lawmakers familiar with the matter. "There's a lot to happen between now and next week," one senior House progressive told Axios. "Who knows how many times Trump could change his position between now and then." The latest: The U.S. launched airstrikes on Iran's Qeshm port and the coastal city of Bandar Abbas on Thursday but does not see the operation as restarting the war or breaking the ceasefire, an American official told Axios' Barak Ravid .…

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