Congress Divided Over Iran War Rationale After Closed-Door Briefing
TL;DR
In a closed briefing, Republicans largely backed the Trump administration’s justification for strikes on Iran, while Democrats warned the campaign could become a protracted conflict and offered questions about exit strategy and war powers, signaling likely resistance to new constraints on the president even as votes on related war-powers resolutions loom.
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- Congress Splits Over Iran War as Senate Faces a Vote The New York Times
- Trump officials' briefing to Congress on Iran derided as "bullsh*t" by Democrats Axios
- House Republicans are publicly cheering Trump’s Iran war. Privately, many are worried. Politico
- Tensions flare as lawmakers question Iran war’s costs, risks and strategy AP News
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