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Opening summary: House to vote on war powers resolution
Welcome to today’s coverage of US politics as the conflict continues to dominate the agenda with Iran.
House getting ready to vote on Thursday war powers decision this requires Donald Trump Getting permission from Congress before resuming war with Iran Unrest in Congress about the rapidly expanding conflict.
This is the second vote in a few days Senate He defeated a similar measure along party lines on Wednesday.
The numbers in the House of Representatives are expected to be tight, but the outcome will provide an early snapshot of political support for or opposition to a U.S.-Israeli military operation and the president’s justification for bypassing Congress, which alone has the power to declare war.
“Donald Trump is not a king, and if he believes war with Iran is in our national interest then he should come to Congress and make the case,” he said. Gregory Meekstop Democrat House Foreign Affairs Committee.
Meanwhile Republicans They tout the war in Iran and the possibility of retaliatory terrorist attacks as they tally votes Thursday A funding bill for the Department of Homeland Security.
The House already passed the DHS spending bill in January, but it floundered in the Senate as Democrats insisted on changes to immigration enforcement operations following the fatal shooting of an ICU nurse Alex is beautiful by federal agents Pressure on immigrants in Minneapolis. As a result, the department’s funding ended on February 14.
Republicans are urging Democrats to reconsider their votes in the wake of the conflict in Iran. Both the House of Representatives and the Senate are expected to vote on the issue.
“The military action in Iran makes it more urgent and vital to have a fully funded and fully staffed DHS across all its departments,” the Speaker of the House of Representatives said. mike johnson in question.
This strategy is unlikely to win over Democrats, but stay with us to see how it plays out.
In other news:
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Defense Minister Pete Hegseth told Israel to “go all the way” on Iran. He said that the United States stood by the country in his talks with his counterpart Israel Katz overnight.
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Pentagon announces names of last two of six soldiers killed During a recent drone attack in Kuwait. The two soldiers were identified as Chief Warrant Officer Robert Marzan, 54, and Major Jeffrey O’Brien, 45. They were from Sacramento, California, and Indianola, Iowa, respectively.
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Republican Sen. Steve Daines of Montana withdrew his bid for a third term on Wednesday It was surprisingly withdrawn a few minutes before the application deadline for candidates. Daines, 63, said in his statement that he struggled with this decision for months before deciding to retire. Montana U.S. Attorney Kurt Alme entered the race shortly before the state’s deadline for major party candidates. Donald Trump supported Alme and praised Daines.
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Former President Barack Obama supports Democratic efforts to redraw congressional boundaries in VirginiaIt’s the latest front in the nationwide redistricting fight ahead of this year’s midterm elections. Thursday’s announcement came a day after the state Supreme Court allowed the redistricting question to go to voters for the April 21 election. Early voting begins Friday.
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Donald Trump is in Washington today. We won’t hear from the president until 4pm ET, when he welcomes 2025 Major League Soccer Champion Inter Miami FC to the White House.
We will listen to the latest lines about the US-Israeli war in Iran.
Moderate Democrats plot their way to victory by winning the middle
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Joe Walsh Half of him jumped out of his seat when the discussion at the Third Way conference in Charleston turned this way. How are Democrats appealing to voters?.
“Voice! God!” the former Republican congressman shouted. “Democrats, professors, academics, come across as elites. I mean, God, take off your damn sports jacket and talk to me! Listen to me like a regular person.”
Walsh, who He left the Republican party last year because of Donald TrumpIt flickered with frustration from Democratic activists, funders and elected officials who gathered in Charleston, South Carolina, over the weekend to discuss how to win over moderate voters. Many have graduated Clinton administrationor Biden’s White HouseThose who are afraid of provocations Donald Trump will push candidates to the left They believe progressive policies cost Kamala Harris the 2024 election.
Democratic National Committee He has refused to publicly release the post-mortem report on the 2024 election, calling it a “distraction” in an environment where Democrats appear poised to make big mid-term gains. RootsAction, a progressive group, published its autopsy in December and argued that courting the middle term was necessary. Failure to forcibly admonish the Israeli government for its actions Gaza It turned away liberal and working-class voters, leading to a historic collapse in turnout among those groups.
Moderate activists at the invite-only conference titled “Winning the Middle” also noted the loss of support among voters without college degrees and the working class. But they disagree sharply on what caused them not to receive support from Harris and what it would take to get that support back.
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Fetterman on Iran’s leadership: ‘Keep killing them until they’re gone’
Senate vote for war powers decision Party lines were broken on Wednesday 47-53 – John Fetterman Pennsylvanians were the only Democrats to vote against the measure. rand paul Kentucky was the only member of the Republican majority to support the resolution.
Fetterman on Wednesday before the vote. Appeared on CNN News Center to voice his support USA-Israel attacked Iran and they say it’s a “country by party” situation.
“What I’m trying to establish is that every senator in Congress said: We must never allow Iran to acquire nuclear weapons. This now made it possible from now on. And now they’ve eliminated that leadership,” Fetterman said. “Now, do you really want these things? Does it really matter? Were you really serious about this? Because if it is, why don’t we accept it? I don’t agree with all of this, but it was a great development for the region.”
Host Kate Bolduan asked Fetterman whether he thinks the United States and Israel agree on their war goals, especially regarding comments made by Israel. Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz He said that “any leader appointed by the Iranian terrorist regime” would become a “certain target for destruction.”
“Yes Keep killing them until they’re gone” said Fetterman. “I mean, absolutely. I read that Israel will target and kill whoever Iran chooses to be its next leader. Definitely. I fully support it. So that’s totally appropriate.”
When Bolduan took it further and asked Fetterman who should decide Iran’s leader, he responded by saying he “absolutely” supports killing Iran’s leadership if the leader doesn’t meet the right measure “if you think the United States should be involved in eliminating every leader going forward.”
“Hey, I’m sorry, I absolutely support killing the leadership. Iranians. Definitely. I absolutely support that,” Fetterman said. “I think it’s completely appropriate until we elect someone who hopefully realizes that they need to live peacefully and coexist in the region and stop trying to destroy Israel and stabilize the region.”
Opening summary: House to vote on war powers resolution
Welcome to today’s coverage of US politics as the conflict continues to dominate the agenda with Iran.
House getting ready to vote on Thursday war powers decision this requires Donald Trump Getting permission from Congress before resuming war with Iran Unrest in Congress about the rapidly expanding conflict.
This is the second vote in a few days Senate He defeated a similar measure along party lines on Wednesday.
The numbers in the House of Representatives are expected to be tight, but the outcome will provide an early snapshot of political support for or opposition to a U.S.-Israeli military operation and the president’s justification for bypassing Congress, which alone has the power to declare war.
“Donald Trump is not a king, and if he believes war with Iran is in our national interest then he should come to Congress and make the case,” he said. Gregory Meekstop Democrat House Foreign Affairs Committee.
Meanwhile Republicans They tout the war in Iran and the possibility of retaliatory terrorist attacks as they tally votes Thursday A funding bill for the Department of Homeland Security.
The House already passed the DHS spending bill in January, but it floundered in the Senate as Democrats insisted on changes to immigration enforcement operations following the fatal shooting of an ICU nurse Alex is beautiful by federal agents Pressure on immigrants in Minneapolis. As a result, the department’s funding ended on February 14.
Republicans are urging Democrats to reconsider their votes in the wake of the conflict in Iran. Both the House of Representatives and the Senate are expected to vote on the issue.
“The military action in Iran makes it more urgent and vital to have a fully funded and fully staffed DHS across all its departments,” the Speaker of the House of Representatives said. mike johnson in question.
This strategy is unlikely to win over Democrats, but stay with us to see how it plays out.
In other news:
-
Defense Minister Pete Hegseth told Israel to “go all the way” on Iran. He said that the United States stood by the country in his talks with his counterpart Israel Katz overnight.
-
Pentagon announces names of last two of six soldiers killed During a recent drone attack in Kuwait. The two soldiers were identified as Chief Warrant Officer Robert Marzan, 54, and Major Jeffrey O’Brien, 45. They were from Sacramento, California, and Indianola, Iowa, respectively.
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Republican Sen. Steve Daines of Montana withdrew his bid for a third term on Wednesday It was surprisingly withdrawn a few minutes before the application deadline for candidates. Daines, 63, said in his statement that he struggled with this decision for months before deciding to retire. Montana U.S. Attorney Kurt Alme entered the race shortly before the state’s deadline for major party candidates. Donald Trump supported Alme and praised Daines.
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Former President Barack Obama supports Democratic efforts to redraw congressional boundaries in VirginiaIt’s the latest front in the nationwide redistricting fight ahead of this year’s midterm elections. Thursday’s announcement came a day after the state Supreme Court allowed the redistricting question to go to voters for the April 21 election. Early voting begins Friday.
