U.S. Republicans are standing by President Donald Trump, insisting his strikes on Iran were fully within his powers as commander-in-chief. But Democrats are pushing back, planning a war powers vote in Congress this week.
Top officials—including Secretary of State Marco Rubio, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, CIA Director John Ratcliffe, and Gen. Dan Caine—briefed lawmakers on Monday, two days after U.S. and Israeli forces began bombing Iran.
Democrats argue that the Constitution gives Congress sole authority to declare war, and say Trump should not have launched what he called a “weeks-long campaign” without approval. They also criticized the administration for lacking a clear rationale for the timing of the attack and questioned whether U.S. interests are driving policy.
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