Trump receives mixed support from Congress for Iran strikes as war powers debate rages

Most Republicans are consenting to springiness large deference to President Donald Trump to onslaught Iran — without Congressional authorization to deed wrong sovereign territory wrong different country.

There are immoderate concerns that the President’s assertive enactment could peel disconnected immoderate pro-MAGA supporters — simply due to the fact that Trump campaigned against getting progressive successful overseas conflicts.

There are besides divisions among Democrats. Pro-Israel Democrats person been calling for the US to onslaught Iran due to the fact that of the menace it poses to Israel.

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Regardless, lawmakers from some sides are acrophobic astir retaliation from Iran and its proxies. Even imaginable strikes successful the U.S. from sleeper cells.

Members of Congress volition privation to recognize what risks prevarication up for the US arsenic it infuses itself into this struggle — and what conflict plans prevarication ahead.

Expect a Senate-wide briefing connected Iran to travel Tuesday.

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House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, left, and Speaker Mike Johnson, right  (Getty/AP)

Now the question is what other the U.S. whitethorn request to do.

Will Congress consciousness it needs to authorize further enactment against Iran, nether the "war powers" proviso successful Article I, Section 8 of the Constitution? 

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Reps. Thomas Massie, R-Ky., and Ro Khanna, D-Calif., person a solution to prohibition the U.S. from getting progressive successful Iran.

Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Va., volition unit a ballot Thursday oregon Friday successful the Senate connected whether the U.S. should beryllium progressive overseas astatine all.