#war-powers
#war-powers
[ follow ]
#venezuela #iran #congressional-oversight #congress #military-action #trump-administration #trump #drug-cartels
#congressional-oversight
US politics
fromwww.mediaite.com
4 days agoReporter Asks Mike Johnson Straight Up When Does Congress Need to Assert Itself' On Iran
Speaker Johnson states Congress has asserted oversight of Trump's Iran operations through constant contact and legal compliance, with formal war declaration only necessary if conflict extends significantly.
fromAxios
1 month agoSenate GOP succeeds in last-minute move to block Venezuela vote
Young was promised that Secretary of State Marco Rubio would appear before the Foreign Relations Committee in a public hearing after next week's recess and assured that the administration will come to Congress first if U.S. military forces are needed in Venezuela, he said. He cited his talks with Rubio as influential in his decision. "To have the secretary of state be at my disposal - really, I mean, countless phone conversations and text exchanges - was very reassuring to me," he told reporters.
US politics
fromAxios
2 months agoSenate votes to curb military action in Venezuela in rare Trump rebuke
Trump laid into the five Republicans who backed the measure, posting on Truth Social shortly after the vote that "Republicans should be ashamed of the Senators that just voted with Democrats in attempting to take away our Powers to fight and defend the United States of America." Collins, Murkowski, Paul, Hawley, and Young "should never be elected to office again," Trump added.
US politics
fromAxios
2 months agoIs the U.S. at war with Venezuela? Here's why the distinction matters so much
The distinction, which some legal scholars dispute, determines what legal constraints apply, including the War Powers Resolution and the Geneva Conventions, which might protect Maduro as a prisoner of war. President Trump has threatened a second strike, and administration officials have suggested the campaign may notstop in Venezuela. The big picture: The overnight raidfollowed months of U.S.strikes on alleged "narco-terrorists" that killed dozens, along with seizures of vessels carrying Venezuelan oil.
World news
Right-wing politics
fromThe American Conservative
3 months agoHegseth 'Double Tap' Brings Legality of Entire Narco Campaign Into Question
U.S. strikes on suspected drug boats, including alleged orders to kill survivors, have prompted legal, congressional, and human-rights scrutiny and bipartisan concern.
fromwww.theguardian.com
5 months agoSenate Republicans vote against check on Trump using deadly force against cartels
Senate Republicans voted down legislation Wednesday that would have put a check on Donald Trump's ability to use deadly military force against drug cartels after Democrats tried to counter the administration's extraordinary assertion of presidential war powers to destroy vessels in the Caribbean. The vote fell mostly along party lines, 48-51, with two Republicans, Rand Paul and Lisa Murkowski, voting in favor and the Democrat John Fetterman voting against.
US politics
US politics
fromTruthout
5 months agoLacking Congressional Authorization, Trump Starts "Secret War" Against Cartels
President Trump declared an "armed conflict" with cartels and labeled them "unlawful combatants" without congressional AUMF authorization, raising constitutional and human-rights concerns.
US politics
fromThe Mercury News
8 months agoLetters: Power to declare war rests with Congress alone
Congress should have primary authority to declare war, not the president.
Political decisions impacting public health risk science-based response.
Juneteenth should be more than a celebration; it requires ongoing commitment to true progress.
fromwww.mediaite.com
8 months agoHouse Democrat Hammers Chuck Schumer: This Is Why Your Numbers Are Toxic With the Base'
I am deeply concerned that the recent escalation of hostilities between Israel and Iran could quickly pull the United States into another endless conflict, Kaine told NBC News.
NYC politics
[ Load more ]