Iran Strikes Inflame War Powers Debate in Congress, Dividing Both Parties
Speaker Mike Johnson signaled he was not inclined to allow a vote on whether to authorize military strikes in Iran, while leading Democrats demanded a briefing and said the president had overstepped his power.
The New York Times > PoliticsWhat We Learned About Trump’s Attack on Iran
Over the past week, President Trump claimed he would make a decision about Iran in “two weeks” and repeatedly pressed it to come to the negotiating table. But the swiftness of the attack on Saturday night suggests that plans were underway after Israel began its bombing campaign against Iran a little more than a week ago.
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Supreme Court to Hear Rastafarian Prisoner’s Suit Over Shaved Dreadlocks
Damon Landor, whose faith requires him to let his hair grow long, said guards threw a court ruling in the trash before holding him down and shaving his head to the scalp.
The New York Times > PoliticsThe MTV Reality Star in Trump’s Cabinet Who Wants You to Have More Kids
Sean Duffy, once the resident playboy on “The Real World,” is now a father of nine who presents his family as an example for America.
The New York Times > PoliticsTrump’s Risky Gamble on Attacking Iran
With his strikes on Iran, President Trump is betting that the United States can repel any retaliation, and that the U.S. has destroyed the regime’s chances of reconstituting Iran’s nuclear program. David Sanger, the White House and national security correspondent for The New York Times, explains the risk.
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How Trump Decided to Strike Iran
When Israel began its assault on Iran, President Trump kept his distance. But within days he was on a path that led to an extensive bombing mission aided by political and military ruses.
The New York Times > PoliticsOfficials Concede They Don’t Know the Fate of Iran’s Uranium Stockpile
Both Vice President JD Vance and Rafael Grossi, the head of the International Atomic Energy Agency, acknowledged questions about the whereabouts of Iran’s stockpile of near-bomb-grade nuclear material.
The New York Times > PoliticsIs the U.S. at War With Iran, and Are Its Strikes Legal?
President Trump avoided asking Congress for permission before striking Iran, despite the Constitution saying only the legislature can declare war.
The New York Times > PoliticsTrump Picks a Side on Entering the War in Iran, for Now
Even as he announced the strikes on Iran, President Trump appeared to be rapidly trying to get himself back to the middle by insisting the operation was a one-off.
The New York Times > PoliticsVance says Iran’s nuclear program has been ‘substantially delayed.’
The vice president stopped short of backing President Trump’s assertion that the three bombed facilities had been “totally obliterated.”
The New York Times > PoliticsMissteps, Confusion and ‘Viral Waste’: The 14 Days That Doomed U.S.A.I.D.
The rapid dismantling of the global aid agency remains one of the most consequential outcomes of President Trump’s efforts to overhaul the federal government, showing his willingness to tear down institutions in defiance of the courts.
The New York Times > PoliticsSenate Official Rejects Food Aid Cuts Proposed by Republicans in Megabill
The ruling by the parliamentarian sent G.O.P. lawmakers back to the drawing board to cover the costs of President Trump’s domestic policy bill.
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