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Jan 06 2020
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Pelosi moves to limit Trump’s actions in Iran with War Powers Resolution vote
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi announced overnight that she plans on taking measures to potentially curb President Trump’s ability to conduct military operations against Iran.
Pelosi and other Democrats have been critical of Trump’s decision to conduct an airstrike in Iraq that killed Iranian Gen. Qassem Soleimani, head of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps' elite Quds Force, claiming he
Fox News (Online News)Jan 03 2020
Analysis
Killing Iran’s Qassem Suleimani changes the game in the Middle East
On Thursday night, the Pentagon announced that the United States killed Maj. Gen. Qassem Suleimani, the head of Iran’s paramilitary forces, in an airstrike in Iraq “at the direction of the President.”
The strike that took out Suleimani also reportedly killed the leader of Kataib Hezbollah, an Iranian proxy militia in Iraq that has repeatedly attacked US and allied forces and recently
VoxJan 06 2020
Headline Roundup
U.S. House Will Vote To Limit Trump's War Powers On Iran
Speaker Nancy Pelosi says the House of Representatives will vote this week on legislation to limit President Trump's military actions on Iran, as Democrats have been critical of his recent decision to conduct an airstrike there.
The War Powers Resolution would mandate that military hostilities with Iran cease within 30 days unless further congressional authorization like a declaration
Reuters CNN (Online News) Fox News (Online News)Feb 28 2021
Headline Roundup
Perspectives: Biden's Syria Air Strike
After receiving criticism for his recent airstrike against Iranian-backed militia groups in Syria, President Joe Biden penned a letter Saturday to congressional leadership, arguing the strike was consistent with the U.S. right to self-defense. Lawmakers on both sides criticized the Biden administration for the strike, arguing military action without congressional approval is unconstitutional.
USA TODAY Washington Examiner CNN (Opinion)Jan 28 2015
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House Democrat Introduces ISIS War Authorization Bill
Rep. Adam Schiff (D-Calif.) introduced legislation Wednesday to authorize military force against Islamic State militants -- a step aimed at forcing Congress to take responsibility for a war it's been funding for nearly six months with almost no debate on its duration, costs or potential toll.
Lawmakers have put no parameters on the U.S. military campaign against the Islamic State in
HuffPostJun 24 2019
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U.S. warns Iran not to 'mistake restraint for a lack of resolve'; military strike still an option
Top White House officials on Sunday warned that Iran should not mistake U.S. discretion for weakness after President Trump called off airstrikes last week in retaliation for Tehran’s downing of an American drone, and officials confirmed over the weekend that the Pentagon already struck back with cyberattacks on Iranian military systems.
Vice President Mike Pence and White House National
Washington TimesMar 04 2020
Headline Roundup
US Targets Taliban in 'Defensive Strike', First Since Peace Deal
The U.S. military conducted an airstrike Wednesday on Taliban forces who were reportedly attacking an Afghani National Security Forces checkpoint. The action marks the first the U.S. has carried out against Taliban forces since inking a historic peace deal with the group on February 29.
Headlines from right-rated media outlets generally placed more emphasis on the strike's apparent
Fox News (Online News) Reuters Al JazeeraFeb 20 2024
Headline Roundup
US Conducts Strikes on Houthi Targets Amid Ongoing Red Sea Attacks
U.S. Central Command confirmed strikes on multiple Houthi targets on Sunday — including an underwater drone used in Red Sea attacks — as the Houthis continued their attacks on shipping vessels.
The Details: According to the Central Command, the targets were identified as imminent threats to surrounding military and merchant ships. The underwater vessel was the first used by the Houthis
Fox News (Online News) Axios ReutersApr 17 2019
News
Trump Vetoes Measure to End US Involvement in Yemen War
President Donald Trump on Tuesday vetoed a bill passed by Congress to end U.S. military assistance in Saudi Arabia's war in Yemen.
In a break with the president, Congress voted for the first time earlier this month to invoke the War Powers Resolution to try to stop U.S. involvement in a foreign conflict.
The veto — the second in Trump's presidency — was expected. Congress lacks
Newsmax (News)Jun 24 2019
News
Close Call with Iran
On Thursday, a US official stated that “a U.S. military drone has been shot down in international airspace over the Strait of Hormuz by an Iranian surface-to-air missile.” (Reuters)
On Friday, “President Donald Trump said [that] he abruptly called off the swiftly planned military strikes on Iran because the likely deaths of 150 Iranians would have been so out of proportion to the
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