A number of Republicans in the Senate voted with Democrats on Tuesday to limit President Donald Trump’s war powers, amid ongoing fragile talks with Iran aimed at ending that conflict. It comes as the Pentagon is asking Congress for roughly $80 billion to cover the cost of that war. NBC’s Kelly O’Donnell reports for TODAY.
Shippers can transit the Strait of Hormuz via Iranian or Omani-and US-coordinated waters, according to the International Maritime Organization, part of a broader plan to evacuate stranded vessels.
The president's remarks come as global oil prices have fallen but remain higher than before the US-Israel war with Iran.
President Trump lashed out at the Republican lawmakers who supported an Iran war powers resolution in the Senate on Tuesday. Several GOP lawmakers voted with nearly all Democrats to approve the measure, including Sens. Bill Cassidy (La.), Lisa Murkowski (Alaska), Susan Collins (Maine) and Rand Paul (Ky.). “Four Republican Losers voted with the Dumocrats, and…
NPR's A Martínez asks Republican political consultant Doug Heye about whether Trump is losing support among congressional Republicans after the Senate voted to limit his war powers on Iran.
Darializa Avila Chevalier won the Democratic primary election for New York City’s 13th Congressional District on Tuesday night, defeating Rep. Adriano Espaillat (D-NY). Chevalier, a self-described socialist whom New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani endorsed, defeated the five-term congressman by a margin of 49.4% of the vote to Espaillat’s 45.9%, good for a lead of […]
Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz said the Israel Defense Forces will not withdraw from southern Lebanon, even if the United States demands it. Katz’s comment is the first time any top Israeli official has publicly said they would go against the U.S. regarding Lebanon, after two weeks of avoidance. Stressing the danger posed to soldiers, […]
President Donald Trump claimed Iran pledged that it will not pursue any tolls or charges of any kind through the Strait of Hormuz, and that negotiations would end if it did. “Iran has informed the U.S. that, despite troublemaking Fake News reporting to the contrary, there are ‘NO TOLLS, NO INSURANCE COSTS, & NO OTHER […]
The international nuclear watchdog responsible for verifying Iran’s stockpile of near-bomb-grade uranium dismissed the conflicting signals from Tehran and Washington overnight and said it expects to resume full monitoring at some stage.