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Greg Meeks “announced plans to introduce a resolution to compel Mike Johnson, the Republican House speaker, to bring a lawsuit against Trump to make him adhere to the resolutions” … US House Passes War Powers Resolution Directing Trump to End Iran Conflict (The Guardian) …but “Sens. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) and Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska), who have…

House Republicans were divided over the plan, with conservatives wary because there are no offsetting budget cuts. But Speaker Mike Johnson plunged ahead … House Republicans Adopt $95 Billion Package for the Iran War and Trump’s Priorities (AP) … even Johnson is concerned about the war’s unpopularity, but Trump is content: ‘We Got to Wrap…

As the Pentagon seeks billions more for the Iran war, some lawmakers are frustrated its inability to provide straight answers: Hegseth Says Iran War Has Cost $37.5B So Far and Pentagon Needs $67B to Restock Arms (PBS) Hegseth Faces Bipartisan Scrutiny as Iran War Escalates (Washington Post) WATCH: Kennedy Presses Top Military Officials for ‘Straight…

Iran war updates: Another Tanker Attacked in Strait of Hormuz as US Strikes Iran for 10th Consecutive Night (AP) Almost 100 Troops Injured in Recent Weeks, Pentagon Admits, as Iran Launches Reprisals on US Allies (The Guardian) ‘This Must End’: Lawmakers Demand Termination of Iran War After Three U.S. Service Members Killed (Time) Iran-backed Houthis…

Iran war updates: US Bombing of Iran Expands as American Troops Killed and Tehran Retaliates Against the Gulf States (AP) Iran Attacks US Gulf Allies, Causing a Fire at Kuwait Power Plant (Aljazeera) Iran Accuses US of Violating International Law After Strike on Nuclear Plant (Middle East Eye) Tehran and Washington Face a ‘Wake Up…

“The casualties, which bring the U.S. military’s death toll from the Iran war to 16, are the first American combat deaths since a tentative deal … was reached in April” … 2 U.S. Service Members Killed, 1 Missing in Iranian Attack on Jordan (Washington Post) … “The flurry of attacks and the losses they have…

Iran war updates: US and Iran Escalate Strikes Across Mideast (AP) As U.S. Strikes Bridges in Iran, It Targets a Water Desalination Plant in Kuwait (PBS) US-Iran War: UN Chief Calls for New Diplomatic Push Following Attacks on Civilian Areas (UN) Iran Claims 2 Oil Tankers Exploded After Hitting Mines in Hormuz, US Denies (NDTV)…

Iran war updates: US Hits More Bridges in Iran in an Expansion of Its Airstrike Campaign (AP) Iran Threatens Region’s Infrastructure as U.S. Strikes Expand (Washington Post) Iran Used Ad Tracking To Hunt American Soldiers: Report (Reason) Iran Condemns ‘Barbaric’ US Attack near Children’s Cancer Hospital (Aljazeera) Civilian Casualties and Housing Damage in Iran (NIAC)…

Trump decides he doesn’t want to negotiate just as American weapon stocks are down … Trump on Ending Iran War: ‘I Don’t Want to Negotiate Now’ (The Hill) US Expands Strikes into Northern Iran and Disables Ship Trying to Run Blockade (AP) Trump Says He May Try to ‘Wipe Out’ Iran’s Revolutionary Guards (Time) As…

The Iran War resumes/continues, Congressional concerns notwithstanding: Trump Withdraws Hormuz Tolls Threat but Says US Will Continue to Blockade Iran (The Guardian) Trump Threatens Strikes on Iranian Bridges, Power Plants (Deutsche Welle) ‘Enough Is Enough’: Lawmakers Criticize Trump over Resumption of Iran War (Time) Senate Dems Block Defense Bill in Protest of Iran War (Politico)…