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Senate rejects motion to limit Trump's war power in Iran day after voting yes on similar resolution

The US Senate rejected a measure aiming to limit US President Donald Trump's war powers, a day after four GOP senators helped pass a resolution that called for the removal of US forces from Iran.

US President Donald Trump boards Air Force One as he departs Reading Regional Airport in Reading, Pennsylvania, US, June 23, 2026.
US President Donald Trump arrives at Joint Base Andrews, Maryland, US, June 23, 2026.

Trump slams Senate's Iran resolution as 'meaningless,' attacks its GOP defenders

Rep. Mike Lawler participates in the annual Israel Day Parade on 5th Avenue, May 31, 2026.

Pro-Israel Democrat Cait Conley to take on vulnerable Republican Rep. Mike Lawler

A protester holds a banner opposing the war with Iran during US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth's opening remarks at a Senate Armed Services Committee hearing on US President Donald Trump's FY2027 budget request for the Department of Defence on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, US, April 30, 20

Republican-majority US Senate votes to curb Trump's powers in Iran war


Democrats say deal reached with Trump to avert shutdown, immigration talks to continue

Senate Democrats strike a deal to prevent a partial government shutdown, temporarily separating immigration issues from funding talks to secure essential government operations.s

US Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-SD) speaks with the media while arriving for a vote, as members of Congress work to resolve a dispute over immigration enforcement and avert a looming partial government shutdown, on Capitol Hill in Washington, January 29, 2026.

Florida House adopts bill to ban use of West Bank term in official documents

At the House Government Operations Subcommittee on Tuesday, the bill received 16 yes votes and 1 no, making it adopted.

An Israeli border policeman runs as a pro-Palestinian Jewish activist holds a sign during a protest against Jewish settlements in Salfit in the West Bank, December 3, 2020

Holocaust Memorial Museum board looks to oust Bernie Sanders after years of absence - report

According to records the New York Post claims to have been supplied, Sanders has not attended a single one of the biannual meetings since he was appointed to the position 18 years ago.

 US SENATOR Bernie Sanders speaks at a May Day rally in Philadelphia earlier this month. In a Senate committee meeting, Sanders said: ‘We can agree that antisemitism is unacceptable in all forms, but some of us happen to believe that the response of the Netanyahu government to the Hamas attack is al

Washington needs quality control, not cover-up - opinion

The US government should take its constitutional oversight responsibility seriously.

DEMOCRATIC US Sen. Tim Kaine (C) speaks next to fellow Democrats Chuck Schumer (L) and Adam Schiff during a press conference on Capitol Hill last week.

Trump, Venezuela's Rodriguez tout positive phone call, Trump finds Senate win

Both leaders described the call as positive. In the US, the Senate blocked a resolution that would have barred Trump from further military action in Venezuela without Congress's authorization.

US President Donald Trump speaks at the Detroit Economic Club in Detroit, Michigan, US, January 13, 2026.

Trump declares he will get impeached if Republicans lose midterms, plans to meet health insurers

Trump spoke to House Republicans at the Kennedy Center, a Washington performing arts center that was recently renamed to include a mention of Trump.

US PRESIDENT Donald Trump gestures as he addresses House Republicans at their annual issues conference retreat, at the Kennedy Center, renamed the Trump-Kennedy Center by the Trump-appointed board of directors, in Washington, DC, US, January 6, 2026.

On This Day in 2021: January 6 US Capitol insurrection riots

Conspiracies surrounding the election, spread and promoted by Trump and many right-wing news outlets, led hundreds of people to surround the US Capitol and destroy federal property.

Police officers stand guard as supporters of U.S. President Donald Trump gather in front of the U.S. Capitol Building in Washington

Democrats urge Trump to reverse mass ambassador recalls

Democratic senators warn that President Trump’s decision to recall nearly 30 career ambassadors creates a leadership vacuum, weakening US influence as rivals like China and Russia expand their reach.

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Republicans just handed Democrats their most powerful healthcare weapon - opinion

Healthcare costs will spike after Republicans block Affordable Care Act subsidies, threatening GOP seats in swing districts.

US President Donald Trump is seen smiling in Baltimore, Maryland, late last week. The Republicans have left the Democrats a Hanukkah gift while harming millions of Americans, the writer says.

Sen. Rick Scott: ‘The anti-Israel voice is not America’

At The Jerusalem Post Washington Conference, the Florida senator urged leaders to condemn antisemitism “every single time” and to deepen pro-Israel engagement on Capitol Hill.

Florida Sen. Rick Scott speaks at The Jerusalem Post's Annual Conference in New York, US, May 19, 2025'