"The House of Representatives is scheduled to vote today on a War Powers Resolution to stop the Iran War. The conflict, now in its 74th day, does not appear close to a political settlement, with the U.S. recently targeting Iranian ports and oil tankers with airstrikes and sending warships through Iranian waters as part of "Operation Project Freedom," President Donald Trump's short-lived campaign to guide vessels through the Strait of Hormuz. The ceasefire declared on April 8 is, by Trump's own description this week, on "massive life support," after the president called Iran's latest peace proposal "a piece of garbage.""
"Meanwhile, Israel's Prime Minister Netanyahu-whose country, the U.S. State Department says, this war is being fought on behalf of-told CBS this weekend that the war is "not over." With the Strait of Hormuz under a U.S. naval blockade and tensions rising, congressional action may be necessary to prevent the resumption of large-scale warfare, or at least to further clarify its illegality if a War Powers Resolution passes and Trump vetoes or ignores it."
"Passing such a bill would require the kind of trans-ideological coalition that a majority of voters in both parties would support, but it's not clear that enough Democrats are willing to build such a coalition. Polls show that there is a "new center," as former Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) said on Tuesday, forming in the United States, made up of "Americans who no longer want to fund foreign wars, want the hard-earned dollars they work for to comfortably afford a good life, and want corrupt elites like the Epstein class held accountable.""
The House of Representatives is scheduled to vote on a War Powers Resolution intended to stop the Iran War. The conflict has lasted 74 days and shows no sign of a political settlement. U.S. actions include airstrikes targeting Iranian ports and oil tankers and sending warships through Iranian waters under “Operation Project Freedom.” A ceasefire declared April 8 is described as being on “massive life support,” after the president dismissed Iran’s latest peace proposal. Israel’s prime minister says the war is “not over.” With the Strait of Hormuz under a U.S. naval blockade and tensions rising, congressional action may be needed to prevent renewed large-scale warfare or clarify illegality if the resolution passes and is vetoed or ignored. Building a trans-ideological coalition may be difficult, though polls indicate a “new center” focused on ending foreign wars and holding elites accountable.
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