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Congress left Washington, D.C., without flexing its legal muscle against President Donald Trump’s<\/a> Iran war, despite growing concern among Republicans about what comes next in the Middle East.<\/p>\n

The 60-day deadline, enshrined into law by the War Powers Act Resolution, requires that Congress authorize or halt the war. That mark came and went Friday while lawmakers were back home.<\/p>\n

While Senate Democrats<\/a> have voted six times in lockstep to handcuff Trump\u2019s war powers in Iran, Republicans broadly have not wanted to interfere with the administration\u2019s plans.<\/p>\n

DEMOCRATS FAIL TO SHATTER REPUBLICANS’ RESOLVE ON EVE OF CRUCIAL IRAN DEADLINE<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

Senate Majority Leader John Thune,<\/a> R-S.D., said he didn\u2019t see a desire from most Republicans to take action on the deadline and noted that lawmakers were getting “readouts from our military leadership on a somewhat regular basis” to guide their decision-making.<\/p>\n

Still, some Republicans want to put guardrails on Trump when Congress returns.<\/p>\n

Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, has been working on an Authorization for Use of Military Force (AUMF) that she described as more than an authorization, but also a “restraint.”<\/p>\n

HEGSETH TESTIFIES AT SENATE AS IRAN WAR’S $25B PRICE TAG AND 60-DAY WAR POWERS DEADLINE LOOM<\/u><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

“If we pass this 60-day mark from the start of hostilities with still a lack of a credible plan and information from the administration, it is one \u2014 it is something that I intend to introduce once the Senate reconvenes here,” Murkowski said.<\/p>\n

Trump wrote to congressional leaders on Friday that he never needed their say-so and noted that hostilities in Iran \u2014 despite scant skirmishes and an ongoing blockade of the Strait of Hormuz \u2014 had been “terminated.”<\/p>\n

“On April 7, 2026, I ordered a two-week ceasefire,” Trump wrote. “The ceasefire has since been extended. There has been no exchange of fire between the United States Forces and Iran since April 7, 2026. The hostilities that began on February 28, 2026, have terminated.”<\/p>\n

AFTER THIRD ASSASSINATION ATTEMPT, DEBATE GROWS OVER WHETHER TRUMP ATTACK WARRANTS ANOTHER INVESTIGATION<\/u><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

Democrats contend that a ceasefire doesn\u2019t mean that the war is over.<\/p>\n

“The ceasefire just means bombs aren’t dropping,” Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Va., told Fox News Digital. “It doesn’t mean that the war’s not on. I mean, we’re still using the U.S. Navy to block anything going into and out of any port in Iran. That’s war. We would consider \u2014 if somebody was doing it to us, that’s war.”<\/p>\n

Without action from Congress on last week’s deadline, the Trump administration now has 30 days to wind down military actions in Iran absent authorization from lawmakers.<\/p>\n

If the administration doesn\u2019t follow through with that requirement, Democrats have signaled taking legal<\/a> action. But some don\u2019t see that as a winning strategy, given the likelihood that the Supreme Court would side with Trump.<\/p>\n

“It’s hard for me to imagine them constraining this president and his war-making power in any way,” Sen. Adam Schiff,<\/a> D-Calif., said. “So I would not want the country to have to rely on this Supreme Court.”<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Source – https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/politics\/congress-ignores-key-deadline-republicans-ready-restraint-trumps-war-iran <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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