“The high human toll of this war reflects the administration’s broader disregard for the strategic, legal, and moral imperative to minimize civilian harm.” A group of Democratic senators has opened an investigation into Pentagon Secretary Pete Hegseth’s assault on federal programs and personnel tasked with mitigating civilian harm in US wars, cuts that helped pave the […]
“Massive civilian casualty incidents like the attack in Minab are not only detrimental to the Iranian people,” argued the rest of the Senate Democratic Caucus, “but they also undermine US national security interests.” Just a week after Sen. John Fetterman helped Republicans block a war powers resolution intended to halt President Donald Trump and Israel’s assault on Iran, the Pennsylvania Democrat again […]
Rep. Jamie Raskin described the incident as “the most recent in a string of increasingly flagrant abuses of power by the Trump Administration to deter congressional oversight and intimidate Members of Congress.” A top House Democrat is launching a probe into the FBI’s forcible removal of Sen. Alex Padilla (D-Calif.) from a public press conference […]
“Far from expressing contrition for cashing in on the presidency, Donald Trump has made explicit his intent to expand his commodification of federal office if re-elected.” Democrats on the House Oversight and Accountability Committee on Friday published a staff report detailing how, while in office, former U.S. President Donald Trump—the 2024 Republican nominee—used his Trump […]