#legislativebranch — Public Fediverse posts
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House War Powers Resolution Delivers Rare Rebuke to Trump Over Iran
House War Powers Resolution passes the House in a bipartisan vote aimed at limiting Trump’s authority to continue military action against Iran.https://thedemocracyadvocate.com/news-to-know/war-and-conflict/house-war-powers-resolution/
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#Durbin …has also forged close relationships w/some #Republicans, including Sen #ChuckGrassley of Iowa, who has been chairman of the #Judiciary Cmte in periods when Durbin was the top #Democrat.
The two pushed a #criminal #justice overhaul that overcame Republican resistance to be signed into #law by #Trump during his first term, leading to the early release of thousands of prisoners who had their sentences recalculated.