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20 stories from Planck Standard. Latest: July 31, 2026.
Kirsten Gillibrand's measure to force a withdrawal of U.S. forces failed by a single vote, with three Republicans crossing over and one Democrat voting no. The Pentagon now counts 18 American service members killed and more than 600 wounded.
WatchA procedural motion to advance Sen. Tim Kaine's resolution failed 50-47 on Wednesday, a victory for President Trump just one day after the chamber had narrowly rebuked him.
WatchIn a 215-208 vote, four Republicans joined Democrats to demand the president pull U.S. forces from hostilities with Iran. Trump dismissed the rebuke as a 'meaningless vote.'
WatchThe bipartisan war powers resolution is the first measure to clear either chamber since the conflict began three months ago — a rare congressional rebuke that nonetheless faces near-certain death in the Senate.
Measure directing end to U.S. engagement in Iran adopted with handful of Republicans crossing party lines, signaling growing opposition to president's unilateral war powers.
After postponing the measure in late May, GOP leadership faces inevitable vote on directing president to halt U.S. engagement in Iran. The measure was previously on track to pass with bipartisan support.
Republican leaders ran out of time to delay a measure that would direct the president to halt U.S. engagement in Iran after repeated postponements.
Republican leaders abruptly cancelled the planned vote on a measure directing Trump to end the conflict or seek authorization, facing internal opposition and absences.
Republican Sens. Susan Collins, Lisa Murkowski, Rand Paul and Cassidy crossed over to clear the Kaine resolution that would force the president to withdraw U.S. forces from hostilities against Iran absent a congressional authorization, hours after Trump said he was an hour away from a third strike on Bandar Abbas.
Oil retreated below $110 as the president gave Tehran a 72-hour window to accept a U.S.-backed deal — even as the USS Gerald R. Ford and USS Eisenhower remained on station in the Arabian Sea.
With midterm elections looming, some lawmakers are calling for Congress to restrain the president's war powers or set terms for ending the conflict.
Pete Hegseth testifies on eve of 60-day statutory deadline as Congress weighs whether to approve continued military action against Iran.
The Defense Secretary asked lawmakers to fund a 50% spending hike — the largest single-year increase in a generation. Democrats demanded an exit strategy. The 60-day War Powers clock runs out Friday.
Members of About Face, Veterans for Peace, and Military Families Speak Out staged a nonviolent sit-in in the Cannon House Office Building, demanding a meeting with Speaker Johnson before Capitol Police made arrests.
Democrats led by Sen. Tammy Duckworth vowed to keep forcing votes weekly as a May 1 War Powers Act deadline looms for the conflict that began February 28.
The near-party-line vote blocked the fourth congressional attempt to limit Trump war authority. Rep. Thomas Massie was the sole Republican to cross the aisle and support the measure.
GOP successfully fends off Democratic effort to constrain presidential authority, but signs emerge of growing Republican unease with the conflict.
Led by Chuck Schumer, a dozen Democratic senators are filing privileged war powers resolutions this week that would force a Senate floor vote within 10 days — and believe they now have the Republican defections to win.
Democrats fail again to advance resolution forcing troop removal from Iranian hostilities unless Congress approves offensive operations.
Saturday's 47-53 vote again featured Rand Paul as the only Republican to cross over and John Fetterman as the lone Democratic holdout, as Booker and five colleagues promise to force a new war powers vote every day until the administration holds public hearings.