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“As more of our servicemembers are killed in Iran, and energy prices continue to skyrocket here at home, Congress cannot sit on its hands.”
A Democratic lawmaker in the US House of Representatives on Tuesday introduced legislation that would cut off funding for President Donald Trump’s illegal war with Iran.
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth was already facing impeachment when Rep. Thomas Massie (R-KY) bolstered the case with new evidence on Thursday.
Earlier this month, the ceasefire between the U.S. and Iran collapsed after both sides exchanged fresh strikes. Trump notified Congress that "limited" military action had resumed, CNN reported.
“By voting for this budget resolution, Republicans are saying that this war is more important than lowering Americans’ costs.”
House Republicans on Wednesday approved a $95 billion budget framework that would pump more money into US President Donald Trump’s illegal Iran war and push states to adopt restrictions on voting rights, all while Americans struggle to afford groceries and other necessities.
Congress already passed one resolution last month, but Trump has defied it, claiming that his latest attacks are part of a new war against Iran.
Democrats introduced another war powers resolution in the US House of Representatives on Wednesday that they hope will strengthen their efforts to stop President Donald Trump from continuing to escalate his war with Iran.
Washington, D.C. - Today, Rep. John B. Larson (CT-01) voted against the Fiscal Year 2027 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), after House Republicans refused to consider amendments to rein in Donald Trump and Pete Hegseth’s abuses of power at the Pentagon, including their illegal war in Iran.
Washington, D.C. - Today, Rep. John B. Larson (CT-01) announced an amendment to the Fiscal Year 2027 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) that would stop Donald Trump and Pete Hegseth’s costly name change at the Pentagon.
A United States court of appeals has ruled that a policy under President Donald Trump to expel transgender troops from the military was a violation of the Constitution.
But Monday’s decision was a split one among the three-judge panel of the US appeals court for the District of Columbia.
Connecticut’s federal delegation, all Democrats, welcomed the news that the Trump Administration was close to a ceasefire deal with Iran.
Some said the deal ends a war they never wanted, while others said an end to the war doesn’t change their view that President Donald Trump still owes the nation an explanation.

