House Shelves Effort to Impeach Trump over Iran Strikes

Republicans A-OK with Trump’s unchecked power to order Iran military strikes

Democrats, meanwhile, say ‘it's a basic expectation that they come and give us an update’

House shelves effort to impeach Trump over Iran strikes

The U.S. House voted overwhelmingly Tuesday to set aside an effort to impeach President Donald Trump on a sole charge of abuse of power after he launched military strikes on Iran without first seeking authorization from Congress. The sudden action forced by a lone Democrat, Rep. Al Green of Texas, brought little debate and split his party. Most Democrats joined the Republican majority to table the measure, for now. But dozens of Democrats backed…

128 Democrats Helped Republicans Kill a Resolution to Impeach Trump

The majority of House Democrats voted to table an impeachment resolution from one of their own members.

Was Trump’s Iran Attack Illegal? Presidential War Powers, Explained.

Bombing Iran without congressional authorization escalated a bipartisan trend of presidents bypassing the original intent of the Constitution.

House Democratic veterans back moves to limit Trump’s military authority

Letter from 12 members demanding congressional approval for war follows Trump’s unauthorized bombing of IranUS politics live – latest updatesA group of 12 House Democratic military veterans have thrown their weight behind efforts to constrain Donald Trump’s military authority, announcing they will support a War Powers Act resolution in response to the US president’s go ahead for airstrikes on Iranian nuclear facilities.The veterans – some of who…

Senator says war powers resolution against Trump will have GOP support

Lawmakers in both chambers of Congress continue to attempt to draft war powers resolutions following the weekend bombings of Iran.