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https://www.europesays.com/iran/211413/ How Congress Can End Trump’s Iran War and Prevent the Next One #Appropriations #Chadha #Congress #CongressionalAuthorization #House #Iran #IranNuclearNegotiations #NationalDefenseAuthorizationActNDAA #Senate #SupremeCourt(SCOTUS) #Transparency #TrumpAdministrationSecondTerm #WarPowers #WarPowersResolution #WhiteHouse #Youngstown

https://www.europesays.com/people/155766/ How Congress Can End Trump’s Iran War and Prevent the Next One #Appropriations #Chadha #Congress #CongressionalAuthorization #house #Iran #IranNuclearNegotiations #NationalDefenseAuthorizationActNDAA #POTUS #PresidentOfTheUnitedStates #Senate #SupremeCourt(SCOTUS) #Transparency #TrumpAdministrationSecondTerm #WarPowers #WarPowersResolution #WhiteHouse #Youngstown

https://www.europesays.com/people/128318/ Closed-door outburst turns into victory for Trump’s Iran negotiations #administration #BernieMoreno #BillCassidy #DonaldTrump #Iran #JohnThune #RandPaul #Republicans #Senate #SenateDemocrats #WarPowers #WarPowersResolution

Senate Votes to Limit Trump’s Iran War Powers in Rare Rebuke

https://thedemocracyadvocate.com/news-to-know/u-s-politics/senate-votes-to-limit-trump/

https://www.europesays.com/people/106626/ Chuck Schumer, Hakeem Jeffries And Other Democrats Slam Trump’s ‘Illegal War’ In Iran As Conflict Reaches 100-Day Mark #100Days #AdamSchiff #ChuckSchumer #DonaldTrump #HakeemJeffries #Iran #PeterSchiff #RepublicanSenators #RoKhanna #SenateDemocrats #WarPowersResolution

https://www.europesays.com/iran/145485/ Trump-Netanyahu tension grows as Iran talks stall #BenjaminNeta​nyahu #ceasefire #CongressionalVote #DemandMenuSubscribe #dhnd #DonaldTrump #EmailWeatherSearch #Hezbollah #HezbollahStrike #Iran #Israel #IsraeliStrikes #Lebanon #LebanonCeasefire #MiddleEast #netanyahu #NuclearWeapon #page #PeaceTalks #PrivacyNoticeTerm #StraitOfHormuz #trump #USMediatedTalks #UseNextfre #WarPowersResolution #WartimeLeaders #wjcl

Trump-Netanyahu tension grows as Iran talks stall

Presi…
#NewsBeep #News #BreakingNews #BenjaminNetanyahu #breakingnews #Ceasefire #congressionalvote #demandmenusubscribe #dhnd #DonaldTrump #emailweathersearch #Hezbollah #Hezbollahstrike #Iran #Israel #Israelistrikes #Lebanon #Lebanonceasefire #MiddleEast #Netanyahu #nuclearweapon #page #PeaceTalks #privacynoticeterm #StraitofHormuz #Trump #U.S.mediatedtalks #usenextfre #WarPowersResolution #wartimeleaders #wjcl
https://www.newsbeep.com/575113/

https://www.europesays.com/iran/145419/ Trump-Netanyahu tension grows as Iran talks stall #BenjaminNeta​nyahu #ceasefire #CongressionalVote #DemandMenuSubscribe #dhnd #DonaldTrump #EmailWeatherSearch #Hezbollah #HezbollahStrike #Iran #Israel #IsraeliStrikes #Lebanon #LebanonCeasefire #MiddleEast #netanyahu #NuclearWeapon #page #PeaceTalks #PrivacyNoticeTerm #StraitOfHormuz #trump #USMediatedTalks #UseNextfre #WarPowersResolution #WartimeLeaders #wjcl

https://www.europesays.com/iran/145408/ Byron Donalds says cost of living comes back down once Strait of Hormuz opens up #ByronDonalds #DonaldTrump #Hormuz #Iran #Newsmax #StraitOfHormuz #WarPowersResolution

https://www.europesays.com/iran/145218/ Trump-Netanyahu tension grows as Iran talks stall #BenjaminNeta​nyahu #ceasefire #CongressionalVote #DemandMenuSubscribe #dhnd #DonaldTrump #EmailWeatherSearch #Hezbollah #HezbollahStrike #Iran #Israel #IsraeliStrikes #Lebanon #LebanonCeasefire #MiddleEast #netanyahu #NuclearWeapon #page #PeaceTalks #PrivacyNoticeTerm #StraitOfHormuz #trump #USMediatedTalks #UseNextfre #WarPowersResolution #WartimeLeaders #wjcl

https://www.europesays.com/people/100026/ Trump-Netanyahu tension grows as Iran talks stall #BenjaminNetanyahu #ceasefire #CongressionalVote #dhnd #DonaldTrump #hezbollah #HezbollahStrike #Iran #Israel #IsraeliStrikes #lebanon #LebanonCeasefire #MiddleEast #Netanyahu #NuclearWeapon #PeaceTalks #StraitOfHormuz #Trump #USMediatedTalks #WarPowersResolution #WartimeLeaders

Lees tip -> Amerikaans Huis wil Trumps Iran-bevoegdheden inperken | Het Huis wil Trump dwingen Amerikaanse troepen uit Iran terug te trekken zonder mandaat van het Congres. | #VerenigdeStaten #DonaldTrump #WarPowersResolution #Congres #Iran #HuisvanAfgevaardigden |

https://hbpmedia.nl/amerikaans-huis-wil-trumps-iran-bevoegdheden-inperken/

It's about time that #Congress does something even if it gets vetoed.
#WarPowersResolution #US_Politics

https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/6/3/us-house-of-representatives-passes-war-powers-resolution-in-rebuke-to-trump

It's about time that #Congress does something even if it gets vetoed.
#WarPowersResolution #US_Politics

https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/6/3/us-house-of-representatives-passes-war-powers-resolution-in-rebuke-to-trump

House War Powers Resolution Delivers Rare Rebuke to Trump Over Iran

https://thedemocracyadvocate.com/news-to-know/war-and-conflict/house-war-powers-resolution/

https://www.europesays.com/people/89409/ War Powers Vote Is the Latest Embarrassment for House Speaker Mike Johnson #Congress #CongressionalAuthorization #CoreResponsibilities #DonaldTrump #house #MikeJohnson #SpeakerOfTheHouse #WarPowersResolution #WhiteHouse

Senate advances bill aimed at ending Iran war as Cassidy, after primary loss, flips to support

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate advanced legislation Tuesday that seeks to force President Donald Trump to withdraw from…
#NewsBeep #News #BreakingNews #BillCassidy #breakingnews #chrismurphy #congressionalapproval #DonaldTrump #Iran #iranwar #MikeRounds #Republicans #theSenate #WarPowers #WarPowersResolution
https://www.newsbeep.com/549340/

War Powers Resolution Loopholes Undermine Congressional Oversight

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth recently revealed that a cease-fire pauses the 60-day War Powers Resolution clock, highlighting loopholes that undermine Congressional oversight. This gray area allows military operations to continue with minimal accountability, blurring the lines between action and inaction.

https://osintsights.com/war-powers-resolution-loopholes-undermine-congressional-oversight?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

#WarPowersResolution #NationalSecurity #CongressionalOversight #Geopolitics #UnitedStatesGovernment

https://www.europesays.com/people/60888/ Republicans will defer to Trump on Iran war despite deadline #AdamSchiff #AdamSmith #ceasefire #Congress #deadline #DonaldTrump #force #GasPrices #GopSenator #IranWar #JohnCurtis #JohnThune #JoshHawley #KevinCramer #LisaMurkowski #May1Deadline #MilitaryAuthorization #PeteHegseth #President #Republicans #Senate #shnd #SusanCollins #ThomTillis #thursday #TimKaine #TrumpAdministration #US #WarPowersResolution #week #WhiteHouse

https://www.europesays.com/people/58139/ Republicans will defer to Trump on Iran war despite deadline #AdamSchiff #AdamSmith #ceasefire #Congress #deadline #DonaldTrump #force #GasPrices #GopSenator #IranWar #JohnCurtis #JohnThune #JoshHawley #KevinCramer #LisaMurkowski #May1Deadline #MilitaryAuthorization #PeteHegseth #President #Republicans #Senate #shnd #SusanCollins #ThomTillis #thursday #TimKaine #TrumpAdministration #US #WarPowersResolution #week #WhiteHouse

Congress Iran War Powers Resolution Failure Raises Serious Questions About Who Is Defending the Constitution

https://thedemocracyadvocate.com/news-to-know/war-and-conflict/congress-iran-war/

Congress Corners Trump on Iran War as Legal Deadline Looms

President Trump faces a May 1st deadline under the War Powers Resolution regarding military action in Iran. Congress is divided on how to proceed.

#TrumpIranWar, #WarPowersResolution, #Congress, #USPolitics, #IranConflict

https://newsletter.tf/trump-congress-iran-war-may-1st-deadline/

Congress Corners Trump on Iran War as Legal Deadline Looms

President Trump faces a May 1st deadline under the War Powers Resolution regarding military action in Iran. Congress is divided on how to proceed.

#TrumpIranWar, #WarPowersResolution, #Congress, #USPolitics, #IranConflict

https://newsletter.tf/trump-congress-iran-war-may-1st-deadline/

President Trump is nearing a legal deadline to get Congress's OK for the Iran conflict. This is different from previous actions where Congress was not involved.

#TrumpIranWar, #WarPowersResolution, #Congress, #USPolitics, #IranConflict
https://newsletter.tf/trump-congress-iran-war-may-1st-deadline/

President Trump is nearing a legal deadline to get Congress's OK for the Iran conflict. This is different from previous actions where Congress was not involved.

#TrumpIranWar, #WarPowersResolution, #Congress, #USPolitics, #IranConflict
https://newsletter.tf/trump-congress-iran-war-may-1st-deadline/

https://www.europesays.com/iran/92853/ At the 60-Day Mark, the Iran War is Triply Illegal #Article2(4) #ArticleI #Chadha #CongressionalOversight #constitution #Courts #hostilities #Iran #LegislativeVeto #OperationEpicFury #SeparationOfPowers #UNCharter #WarPowers #WarPowersResolution

https://www.europesays.com/iran/92227/ Trump administration argues Iran war effectively ‘terminated’ before 60-day deadline for congressional approval #ceasefire #hostilities #Iran #IranWar #PeteHegseth #SeniorAdministrationOfficial #trump #WarPowersResolution

Senate blocks third attempt to stop Iran war

An F/A-18E Super Hornet lands on the flight deck of the USS Abraham Lincoln during Operation Epic Fury…
#NewsBeep #News #BreakingNews #breakingnews #congresswarpowers #democratswarpowers #Iran #iranwar #jointresolutiontroopsiran #senatevotewarpowersiran #senatewarpowers #trumpiran #uswariran #WarPowersResolution
https://www.newsbeep.com/450838/

https://www.europesays.com/iran/34745/ Senate blocks third attempt to stop Iran war #CongressWarPowers #DemocratsWarPowers #Iran #IranWar #JointResolutionTroopsIran #SenateVoteWarPowersIran #SenateWarPowers #TrumpIran #UsWarIran #WarPowersResolution

Trump’s Iran Strike Bypasses Congress—A Constitutional Crisis Unfolds

Trump’s strike on Iran bypassed Congress, risked global oil shocks, and reignited impeachment calls over executive war powers.

Class Warfare’s Global Genocide: How Trump, Netanyahu, and Elites Drive Endless War

Wars in Gaza, Iran tensions, and sanctions on Cuba reveal a global system where elites preserve power at the expense of ordinary people. The public must confront the truth behind these conflicts.

Democrats Face Mounting Pressure to Oppose Any New Funds for War on Iran

https://murica.website/2026/03/democrats-face-mounting-pressure-to-oppose-any-new-funds-for-war-on-iran/

Save NATO, Contain Trump Foreign Policy https://www.byteseu.com/1767051/ #Arctic #Collection:U.S./Greenland/andNATO #CongressionalAuthorization #CongressionalOversight #Denmark #Europe #ForeignPolicy #GREENLAND #NATO #NorthAtlanticTreatyOrganization(NATO) #SeparationOfPowers #TrumpAdministrationSecondTerm #UN Charter #UnitedNations(UN) #WarPowers #WarPowersResolution

House Republicans Barely Defeat Another Venezuela War Powers Resolution

https://murica.website/2026/01/house-republicans-barely-defeat-another-venezuela-war-powers-resolution/

House Republicans Barely Defeat Another Venezuela War Powers Resolution

https://murica.website/2026/01/house-republicans-barely-defeat-another-venezuela-war-powers-resolution/

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Jan. 8, 2026 · by Amy West

What has the U.S. done to Venezuela?

Was it an invasion, law enforcement, or extortion? Since last fall we’ve

• bombed small boats and their civilian Venezuelan crews that we have claimed were smuggling drugs to the U.S.
• Brought a fleet of military vessels to the region
• Dropped bombs near Caracas, the capital of Venezuela
• Seized President Maduro and his wife and indicted him in federal court over drug trafficking
• Announced a plan to seize some Venezuelan crude oil indefinitely and spend it at the President’s discretion.

Whether any of this was legal is a difficult and a somewhat philosophical question.

What is the War Powers Resolution?

The War Powers Resolution, a 1973 law,, “requires that the President communicate to Congress the committal of troops within 48 hours. Further, the statute requires the President to remove all troops after 60 days if Congress has not granted an extension,” per the Legal Information Institute at Cornell University. Since military action appears to be over, although the President has threatened further action around the world, the War Powers Resolution may have been satisfied.

What are Authorizations for Use of Military Force (AUMFs)?

The Constitution gives the power to declare war to Congress, not the President, but all recent presidents have engaged in military actions without declaring war. In most cases, it came with an authorization from Congress instead.

Per Congress.gov, AUMFs are laws which “permit the President to use United States military forces in pursuit of set objectives and within defined parameters.” Without an AUMF, the President must rely on inherent Constitutional powers of the presidency, which may or may not apply. For example, after the September 11, 2001 attacks, Congress passed an AUMF that was used as the legal basis for military force in a wide range of places around the world because the authorization was for military force against terrorists. That authorization, along with one from 1991, were both repealed in the Fiscal Year 2026 National Defense Authorization Act. President Trump signed that law last year about a week before he attacked Venezuela and captured the Venezuelan president.

Whether removing a head of state is tantamount to declaring war, and thus not permitted without Congress’s approval, is not likely to be resolved.

Are we bound by international law?

Well, we agreed to be bound by international law when we joined the United Nations, of which we are still a member. In general, UN members are prohibited from unilaterally using force against other nations, with very few exceptions. This is the point of having an entity like the UN – to help manage disputes in order to avoid or at least decrease violent conflict around the world. 

On the other hand, who’s going to stop us if we ignore international law?

Can the President control the proceeds from selling Venezuelan oil?

The Constitution is very direct in giving Congress ultimate control over government spending: “No Money shall be drawn from the Treasury, but in Consequence of Appropriations made by Law.” Trump’s social media post that the “money will be controlled by me” makes a big assumption that Congress writes him a blank check in law first. Currently, many members of Congress are going on the record saying that they want oversight over any US revenues from Venezuelan oil sales, side-stepping the Constitutional issue of how the revenue is spent.

What Might Congress Do?

This week the Senate will vote on a War Powers bill to stop President Trump’s actions in Venezuela. It’s not expected to pass, and certainly not with enough votes to override the President’s veto. Democrats might also withhold votes on upcoming government funding bills, triggering another government shutdown at the end of the month, unless military funding is restricted or to extract other policy concessions around Venezuela and the sale of its oil.

Or Congress could pass legislation affirming the administration’s actions, instead.

What is Congress Likely to Do?

Nothing. It’s the safest choice politically. If you come out too strongly for or against and then public attitudes about the Administration’s actions go heavily one way or the other, it’ll cost votes. So the best thing to do politically is often nothing.

Editor’s Note: Read the rest of the story, at the below link.

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Jan. 8, 2026 · by Amy West

What has the U.S. done to Venezuela?

Was it an invasion, law enforcement, or extortion? Since last fall we’ve

• bombed small boats and their civilian Venezuelan crews that we have claimed were smuggling drugs to the U.S.
• Brought a fleet of military vessels to the region
• Dropped bombs near Caracas, the capital of Venezuela
• Seized President Maduro and his wife and indicted him in federal court over drug trafficking
• Announced a plan to seize some Venezuelan crude oil indefinitely and spend it at the President’s discretion.

Whether any of this was legal is a difficult and a somewhat philosophical question.

What is the War Powers Resolution?

The War Powers Resolution, a 1973 law,, “requires that the President communicate to Congress the committal of troops within 48 hours. Further, the statute requires the President to remove all troops after 60 days if Congress has not granted an extension,” per the Legal Information Institute at Cornell University. Since military action appears to be over, although the President has threatened further action around the world, the War Powers Resolution may have been satisfied.

What are Authorizations for Use of Military Force (AUMFs)?

The Constitution gives the power to declare war to Congress, not the President, but all recent presidents have engaged in military actions without declaring war. In most cases, it came with an authorization from Congress instead.

Per Congress.gov, AUMFs are laws which “permit the President to use United States military forces in pursuit of set objectives and within defined parameters.” Without an AUMF, the President must rely on inherent Constitutional powers of the presidency, which may or may not apply. For example, after the September 11, 2001 attacks, Congress passed an AUMF that was used as the legal basis for military force in a wide range of places around the world because the authorization was for military force against terrorists. That authorization, along with one from 1991, were both repealed in the Fiscal Year 2026 National Defense Authorization Act. President Trump signed that law last year about a week before he attacked Venezuela and captured the Venezuelan president.

Whether removing a head of state is tantamount to declaring war, and thus not permitted without Congress’s approval, is not likely to be resolved.

Are we bound by international law?

Well, we agreed to be bound by international law when we joined the United Nations, of which we are still a member. In general, UN members are prohibited from unilaterally using force against other nations, with very few exceptions. This is the point of having an entity like the UN – to help manage disputes in order to avoid or at least decrease violent conflict around the world. 

On the other hand, who’s going to stop us if we ignore international law?

Can the President control the proceeds from selling Venezuelan oil?

The Constitution is very direct in giving Congress ultimate control over government spending: “No Money shall be drawn from the Treasury, but in Consequence of Appropriations made by Law.” Trump’s social media post that the “money will be controlled by me” makes a big assumption that Congress writes him a blank check in law first. Currently, many members of Congress are going on the record saying that they want oversight over any US revenues from Venezuelan oil sales, side-stepping the Constitutional issue of how the revenue is spent.

What Might Congress Do?

This week the Senate will vote on a War Powers bill to stop President Trump’s actions in Venezuela. It’s not expected to pass, and certainly not with enough votes to override the President’s veto. Democrats might also withhold votes on upcoming government funding bills, triggering another government shutdown at the end of the month, unless military funding is restricted or to extract other policy concessions around Venezuela and the sale of its oil.

Or Congress could pass legislation affirming the administration’s actions, instead.

What is Congress Likely to Do?

Nothing. It’s the safest choice politically. If you come out too strongly for or against and then public attitudes about the Administration’s actions go heavily one way or the other, it’ll cost votes. So the best thing to do politically is often nothing.

Editor’s Note: Read the rest of the story, at the below link.

Continue/Read Original Article Here: Venezuela and Congress – GovTrack.us

White House Can’t Make Venezuela Attack Legal
https://consortiumnews.com/2026/01/06/white-house-cant-make-venezuela-attack-legal/
Marjorie Cohn rebuts the efforts by the Trump administration — including the president’s claim that the U.S. owns Venezuela’s oil — to justify its illegal aggression. By Marjorie Cohn Truthout The Trump administration’s massive military attack on Venezuela, launched with 150…
#Politics #Commentary #Legal #Militarism #TrumpAdministration #U.s. #UnitedNations #Venezuela #AssistantAttorneyGeneralBillBarr #Gen.DanCaine #MexicanPresidentClaudiaSheinbaum #MonroeDoctrine #TrumpCorollary #U.n.Charter #U.s.Imperialism #U.s.InvasionOfPanama #WarPowersResolution

White House Can’t Make Venezuela Attack Legal
https://consortiumnews.com/2026/01/06/white-house-cant-make-venezuela-attack-legal/
Marjorie Cohn rebuts the efforts by the Trump administration — including the president’s claim that the U.S. owns Venezuela’s oil — to justify its illegal aggression. By Marjorie Cohn Truthout The Trump administration’s massive military attack on Venezuela, launched with 150…
#Politics #Commentary #Legal #Militarism #TrumpAdministration #U.s. #UnitedNations #Venezuela #AssistantAttorneyGeneralBillBarr #Gen.DanCaine #MexicanPresidentClaudiaSheinbaum #MonroeDoctrine #TrumpCorollary #U.n.Charter #U.s.Imperialism #U.s.InvasionOfPanama #WarPowersResolution

I'm starting to see an annoying return of "do something, Democrats!"

Do what exactly?

The Republican Party holds the House, the Senate, the White House, and SCOTUS.

You're mocking the Democratic Party for a resolution against Venezuela "War Powers" as merely symbolic. Welcome to reality. Symbolic gestures are one of the only tools with a rogue President and a Republican Party that won't impeach.

#USpol #WarPowersResolution #Venezuela2026 #UnitedStatesVenezuela #ScottPolitics

I'm starting to see an annoying return of "do something, Democrats!"

Do what exactly?

The Republican Party holds the House, the Senate, the White House, and SCOTUS.

You're mocking the Democratic Party for a resolution against Venezuela "War Powers" as merely symbolic. Welcome to reality. Symbolic gestures are one of the only tools with a rogue President and a Republican Party that won't impeach.

#USpol #WarPowersResolution #Venezuela2026 #UnitedStatesVenezuela #ScottPolitics

I'm starting to see an annoying return of "do something, Democrats!"

Do what exactly?

The Republican Party holds the House, the Senate, the White House, and SCOTUS.

You're mocking the Democratic Party for a resolution against Venezuela "War Powers" as merely symbolic. Welcome to reality. Symbolic gestures are one of the only tools with a rogue President and a Republican Party that won't impeach.

#USpol #WarPowersResolution #Venezuela2026 #UnitedStatesVenezuela #ScottPolitics

I'm starting to see an annoying return of "do something, Democrats!"

Do what exactly?

The Republican Party holds the House, the Senate, the White House, and SCOTUS.

You're mocking the Democratic Party for a resolution against Venezuela "War Powers" as merely symbolic. Welcome to reality. Symbolic gestures are one of the only tools with a rogue President and a Republican Party that won't impeach.

#USpol #WarPowersResolution #Venezuela2026 #UnitedStatesVenezuela #ScottPolitics

I'm starting to see an annoying return of "do something, Democrats!"

Do what exactly?

The Republican Party holds the House, the Senate, the White House, and SCOTUS.

You're mocking the Democratic Party for a resolution against Venezuela "War Powers" as merely symbolic. Welcome to reality. Symbolic gestures are one of the only tools with a rogue President and a Republican Party that won't impeach.

#USpol #WarPowersResolution #Venezuela2026 #UnitedStatesVenezuela #ScottPolitics

Indeed, it would be hard to envision what circumstances do not amount to #war that #Congress must authorize if using #military force in #Iran in this set of circumstances does not reach that threshold.

Congress has options…to try to prevent the President from unlawfully using force, including through the #appropriations #power & the #WarPowersResolution of 1973.

#Trump #law #MiddleEast #USpol

Indeed, it would be hard to envision what circumstances do not amount to #war that #Congress must authorize if using #military force in #Iran in this set of circumstances does not reach that threshold.

Congress has options…to try to prevent the President from unlawfully using force, including through the #appropriations #power & the #WarPowersResolution of 1973.

#Trump #law #MiddleEast #USpol