Democrats threaten more Iran war powers votes, call for Hegseth, Rubio to testify
Democrats are vowing to interrupt normal order in the Senate unless Pete Hegseth and Marco Rubio testify publicly.
At least a half-dozen Senate Democrats are threatening to force repetitive votes on war powers resolutions and use other tools of the minority party to gum up the works in the chamber until Republicans schedule public hearings on the Iran war.
Democrats are vowing to interrupt normal order in the Senate unless Pete Hegseth and Marco Rubio testify publicly.
Several Senate Democrats are threatening to force numerous war powers votes and otherwise disrupt the chamber unless Republicans agree to hold public hearings with key Trump administration officials on the reasons for the attacks on Iran.
A group of Senate Democrats on Tuesday called for public hearings in regard to the Trump administration’s Iran operation. Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) alongside Sens. Jack Reed (D-R.I.) and Jeanne Shaheen (D-N.H.) wrote a letter to President Trump requesting that Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth provide…
War Secretary Pete Hegseth and Joint Chiefs of Staff Chairman Air Force General Dan Caine will hold a press briefing this morning as war in Iran continues. This comes as the conflict in Iran enters its second week since the February 28 Operation Epic Fury strikes that killed Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and dozens of senior Iranian officials. The…
Senators say Trump allies such as Hegseth and Rubio should be forced to testify to Congress on ‘unnecessary war’Sign up for the Breaking News US email to get newsletter alerts in your inboxDemocratic senators have filed a wave of new war powers resolutions as they call on Republicans to convene public hearings into the US hostilities with Iran or be forced…