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Democrats File War Powers Bill to Halt Trump's Iran Assault

4/24/2026

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Lawmakers filed war-powers resolutions to force Congress to halt President Donald Trump’s military actions against Iran.
President Donald Trump and Israel extended a two-week truce, with United States keeping its naval blockade of Iran.
Rep. Pramila Jayapal introduced a resolution invoking Congress’s war-declaration authority to end an unauthorized assault on Iran.
Democratic leaders, including Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, pledged to keep forcing votes on the war-powers measures despite Senate defeats.

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Lawmakers filed war-powers resolutions to force Congress to halt President Donald Trump’s military actions against Iran.
President Donald Trump and Israel extended a two-week truce, with United States keeping its naval blockade of Iran.
Rep. Pramila Jayapal introduced a resolution invoking Congress’s war-declaration authority to end an unauthorized assault on Iran.
Democratic leaders, including Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, pledged to keep forcing votes on the war-powers measures despite Senate defeats.