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Legal scholars say President Trump's threats to destroy Iranian power plants and bridges would likely violate the law of war. Experts say prosecution is unlikely domestically, but warn other nations could invoke universal jurisdiction under the Geneva Conventions.
At least 13% of Congress is turning over — the highest rate in more than three decades — as dozens of lawmakers retire or seek other offices ahead of the 2026 elections.
The Trump administration's fiscal 2027 budget request proposes raising Pentagon spending to $1.5 trillion while cutting the EPA by 52%, HHS by 12.5%, and the Small Business Administration by 67%, setting up another contentious fight on Capitol Hill.
The U.S. Senate approved a Department of Homeland Security funding bill Thursday — for the second time in a week — but the House declined to act during a brief session, extending the DHS shutdown as members remain on a two-week spring break until April 14.
A federal judge ruled Tuesday that Trump's executive order directing agencies to cut all funding to NPR and PBS is unconstitutional viewpoint discrimination under the First Amendment — though Congress has separately moved to eliminate $1.1 billion in public broadcasting funding.
The U.S. Senate rejected Ohio Sen. Jon Husted's amendment to require photo ID for federal elections in a 53-47 procedural vote, as Democrats warned the measure would burden mail-in voters.
Senate Republicans offered Democrats a deal to reopen DHS — shut down since mid-February — while floating reconciliation to fund immigration enforcement and elements of Trump's voter ID bill. Democrats insist on ICE reforms before any agreement.
Trump may seek up to $200 billion for the Iran war, drawing sharp Democratic opposition and facing major hurdles in a divided Congress.
The U.S. death toll in the Iran war reached 13 after a KC-135 refueling aircraft crashed in western Iraq, as the Pentagon acknowledged an ongoing investigation into a U.S. missile strike on an Iranian girls' school that killed at least 168 people.
Nearly every Senate Democrat has signed a letter demanding the Pentagon swiftly release findings from its investigation into a U.S. military strike that killed at least 168 people at a girls' elementary school in Iran.
House Budget Committee ranking member Brendan Boyle has asked the Congressional Budget Office to estimate the cost of the U.S. war against Iran, including scenarios involving ground troops and a conflict lasting longer than four to five weeks.
Republican lawmakers say they won’t restrict President Trump’s military operations in Iran as Democrats push for a War Powers vote requiring congressional approval.
