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Illinois Sens. Durbin and Duckworth call for U.S. Attorney Andrew Boutros to resign amid the Broadview Six grand jury controversy, alleged prosecutorial misconduct, and ensuing turmoil in the Northern District of Illinois office, while Boutros also faces a separate federal probe into a Chicago nonprofit linked to E. Jean Carroll; the lawmakers want an open, nonpartisan search for a new U.S. attorney.
The Senate blocked a fourth attempt to constrain President Trump's Iran war powers, with a 47–52 vote on a discharge motion led by Sen. Tammy Duckworth to force U.S. forces out of hostilities unless Congress authorizes war. Democrats vow to keep pressing the issue, while a few Republicans—such as Rand Paul—crossed party lines. The vote comes as tensions with Iran and Trump’s rhetoric loomed before a two-week ceasefire, and it underscores the 60-day clock under the War Powers Resolution that could push Congress to weigh further action.