{"id":44911,"date":"2026-04-08T16:16:24","date_gmt":"2026-04-08T16:16:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/foreignnewstoday.com\/?p=44911"},"modified":"2026-04-08T16:16:24","modified_gmt":"2026-04-08T16:16:24","slug":"congress-must-take-up-war-powers-resolution-to-curb-action-on-iran-says-top-house-democrat-us-politics-live-us-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/foreignnewstoday.com\/?p=44911","title":{"rendered":"Congress must take up war powers resolution to curb action on Iran, says top House Democrat \u2013 US politics live | US news"},"content":{"rendered":"


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Top House Democrat pushes Congress to take up war powers resolution immediately<\/h2>\n<\/header>\n

Hakeem Jeffries<\/strong>, the House minority leader, said that the lower chamber should vote immediately on a war powers resolution to curb the Trump administration\u2019s war on Iran.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe need a permanent end to Donald Trump\u2019s reckless war of choice,\u201d<\/strong> Jeffries told CNN shortly after Donald Trump<\/a> announced the two-week ceasefire with Iran on Tuesday. \u201cHouse Democrats have demanded that Speaker Mike Johnson immediately reconvene the House back into session so we can move a war powers resolution that will end this conflict permanently.\u201d<\/p>\n

A reminder that Democratic lawmakers led calls for Trump\u2019s ouster<\/a> after he threatened to wipe out an \u201centire civilization\u201d if Iran did not reach a deal to reopen the strait of Hormuz. While Jeffries told CNN that the pause is \u201cinsufficient\u201d, it\u2019s not clear how this deal will ultimately affect Congress\u2019s wider perception of Trump\u2019s handling of the war. Republicans, including Johnson and the Senate majority leader, John Thune<\/strong>, were largely silent in the wake of Trump\u2019s astonishing posts on social media in recent days.<\/p>\n