“It’s time to invest in the American people, not endless war,” said Sen. Bernie Sanders. As expected, members of the Senate Democratic Caucus on Tuesday blocked debate on an annual military spending authorization bill over President Donald Trump’s ongoing illegal war of choice on Iran and provisions for closer US-Israeli military integration. Upper chamber lawmakers voted 50-46, […]
“Why does Democratic leadership continue to oppose a measure supported by 74% of Democratic voters?” asked one commentator. With a key amendment to a 2027 spending bill expected to come up for a vote in the US House of Representatives in the coming days, Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries had what one organizer called “a real opportunity… to show he’s listening” […]
“Simply throwing more money at an out-of-control military operation is not strategy,” said Sen. Tammy Duckworth. Senate Democrats appeared set to block President Donald Trump and the Republican Party’s sprawling, $1.15 trillion annual military policy bill in a procedural vote scheduled for Tuesday after the White House formally notified lawmakers of an extension of its illegal Iran war. Sen. […]
“The War Powers Resolution doesn’t give the president a ‘free’ 60 days—and the Constitution certainly doesn’t either,” said one conservative critic. Critics from both sides of the political aisle on Monday denounced President Donald Trump’s effort to construct a facade of legality for the illegal US-Israeli war of choice on Iran by notifying Congress […]