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Fight over Trump’s Iran war powers comes after a long stretch of Congress yielding to presidents

By BILL BARROW
Updated 9:02 PM CST, March 4, 2026

Multiple times during Donald Trump’s second presidency, Congress has debated his military authority, first in Latin America and now the Middle East.

The latest test will come in the GOP-controlled House on Thursday after the Senate voted down a Democratic measure to limit Trump, at least theoretically, in the U.S.-Israeli war against Iran.

Like many predecessors, Trump claims broad, even unlimited power over U.S. forces. He approved boat strikes near Venezuela, established a naval blockade and authorized a military operation to arrest and depose its leader, Nicolás Maduro — all arguable acts of war under international law. He made noise about additional action in Greenland and Latin America, before launching a sweeping bombing campaign in Iran.

Under the Constitution, the military reports to the president. But the document grants oversight roles to Congress. Trump says he won’t sign anything limiting his options — proof for some experts that control over a civilian-led military has skewed from its original design.

“The Constitution gives war powers to two different branches of government,” said military historian Peter Mansoor, an Ohio State University professor and retired U.S. Army colonel. “The pendulum has swung towards the executive,” he lamented, arguing that “the framers meant for Congress to be the most powerful branch.”

Here is a look at what the Constitution says and how U.S. war powers have played out. ...

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Pentagon policy chief grilled as Dem claims Trump broke promise about going to war with Iran

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Pentagon policy chief Elbridge Colby faced tough questions Thursday about President Donald Trump's previous statements about war with Iran.

While Colby was testifying before the House Armed Services Committee, the Democratic ranking member said that the president broke his campaign promise.

Colby appeared before the House Armed Services Committee on Thursday to testify about the recently-released 2026 National Defense Strategy (NDS). Several lawmakers focused on the U.S.'s Operation Epic Fury, as U.S.-Israeli strikes on Iran continue.

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Nearly all suspects arrested in St. Paul church storming as MLK’s niece says tactics ‘not the way’

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Nearly all suspects indicted in the January storming of a Minnesota church have now been arrested — including two apprehended abroad — as Dr. Alveda King warns the hostile tactics "are not the way" of the civil rights movement led by her uncle, Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

Her comments come as Assistant Attorney General Harmeet Dhillon said Wednesday that nearly all individuals indicted in connection with the January storming of Cities Church in St. Paul have now been arrested.

"As of Monday, all 39 individuals indicted in the attack on Cities...
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Tafoya rips Walz 'dodging' accountability in hearing, unveils plan to fight fraud: 'Full weight of the law'

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EXCLUSIVE: Minnesota Republican Senate candidate Michele Tafoya slammed Gov. Tim Walz’s testimony on the massive fraud scandal roiling Minnesota during a contentious House hearing on Wednesday and outlined her plan to combat fraud, which she says voters have been clamoring about on the campaign trial.

House Oversight Committee Republicans grilled Walz over allegations he knowingly permitted the sprawling fraud scheme to continue under his watch despite repeated warnings from whistleblowers. Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison also testified...
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Schumer, Dems hold firm on DHS funding despite Noem's bombshell ousting

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Senate Democrats again blocked Republicans’ attempt to reopen the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) as background negotiations appear to have fizzled out.

It came just minutes after Kristi Noem, the former South Dakota congresswoman and governor who led President Donald Trump’s DHS in his second term, was ousted from her position on Wednesday.

The agency has been shuttered for nearly three weeks, and Democrats’ latest rejection of a full-year funding bill likely ensures that the closure extends into a fourth week.

Senate Minority Leader Chuck...
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'We have been preparing': Why the boots on the ground in Iran could be Kurdish

  • News source: BBC News - World
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Iranian Kurdish opposition groups in exile in northern Iraq tell the BBC they have plans to cross the border but deny already doing so.
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Israelis back war with Iran despite uncertainty and fatigue

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Israelis broadly support the US-Israeli military campaign with Iran, even if they are tired of air raid alerts and constant upheaval.
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Texas lawmaker admits 'lapse in judgement' in affair with aide

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The admission from the married Republican, Tony Gonzales, comes after a House panel launched an ethics investigation.
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Israeli evacuation order for Beirut's southern suburbs sparks panic

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Huge traffic jams form after the unprecedented warning for people to leave the Hezbollah stronghold, as Israel steps up its strikes across Lebanon.
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Kristi Noem out as Secretary of Homeland Security, Trump says

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Washington — Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem is out, and will be replaced by GOP Sen. Markwayne Mullin of Oklahoma, President Trump announced on Truth Social Thursday. The announcement comes amid criticism of DHS spending and as Congress has allowed the department's funding to lapse.

"I am pleased to announce that the Highly Respected United States Senator from the Great State of Oklahoma, Markwayne Mullin, will become the United States Secretary of Homeland Security (DHS), effective March 31, 2026," Mr. Trump said in a post...
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Kristi Noem ousted from Homeland Security post amid recent turmoil

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Kristi Noem, the former South Dakota congresswoman and governor who has led President Donald Trump’s Department of Homeland Security thus far in his second term, was ousted from her position on Wednesday.

President Donald Trump announced his he will nominate Sen. Markwayne Mullin, R-Okla., to replace her on Truth Social.

Noem, 54, will likely be at least temporarily replaced by Deputy Secretary Troy Edgar, a Navy veteran and former mayor of Los Alamitos, California, in the line of succession for the agency.

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Spanberger once blasted gerrymandering and now backs amendment critics say could erase Virginia GOP

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Virginia Gov. Abigail Spanberger officially endorsed a Democratic-led redistricting amendment set to go before the commonwealth’s voters on April 21.

The effort, spearheaded by Senate President L. Louise Lucas and House Speaker Don Scott Jr., is written to "restore fairness" in Virginia’s congressional representation. Critics have called that phrasing misleading, arguing the map designed by Lucas would likely would likely redraw districts in a way that removes every Republican lawmaker except Rep. Morgan Griffith.

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Mike Lee unveils national constitutional carry bill to override 'hostile' state gun laws

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FIRST ON FOX: Sen. Mike Lee, R-Utah, is pushing nationwide constitutional carry for firearms, a move that would eliminate concealed carry permits, fees and criminal penalties for people who want to carry a firearm in public.

Lee’s National Constitutional Carry Act, first obtained by Fox News Digital, would eliminate several hurdles Americans face with concealed carry across the country.

"The Founders established a national right to keep and bear arms, not to ask for permission from hostile local officials or risk imprisonment for crossing the wrong...
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Mike Johnson asks embattled House Republican Tony Gonzales to drop re-election bid

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House GOP leaders have asked embattled Rep. Tony Gonzales, R-Texas, to drop his bid for re-election.

"The Ethics Committee has announced an investigation into Congressman Tony Gonzales’s conduct, and we urge them to act expeditiously. Congressman Gonzales has said he will fully cooperate with the investigation," the statement by
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Israeli evacuation order for Beirut's southern suburbs sparks panic

  • News source: BBC News - World
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Huge traffic jams form after the unprecedented warning for people to leave the Hezbollah stronghold, as Israel steps up its strikes across Lebanon.
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Savannah Guthrie plans return to NBC as search for missing mother continues

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The Today programme host visited her colleagues in the office on Thursday, as the search for her mum continues.
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Global order is 'breaking down', Carney tells Australian parliament

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The Canadian prime minister said Australia and Canada should work together as 'strategic cousins'.
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Conservative Anglicans pull back from electing rival to Archbishop of Canterbury

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The group had said it would choose a new leader with the same title as Sarah Mullally, the first female head of the Church.
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Calculated escalation: Iran's high-risk strategy against the US and Israel

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Tehran's approach appears to rest on a belief it can absorb strikes longer than its adversaries sustain pain and costs, writes BBC Persian's Amir Azimi.
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GOP leaders urge Gonzales to drop reelection bid over affair scandal

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Washington — House GOP leadership called on Republican Rep. Tony Gonzales of Texas to end his campaign for reelection over a scandal stemming from his affair with a former staffer who later died by suicide.

"The Ethics Committee has announced an investigation into Congressman Tony Gonzales's conduct, and we urge them to act expeditiously. Congressman Gonzales has said he will fully cooperate with the investigation. We have encouraged him to address these very serious allegations directly with his constituents and his colleagues. In the meantime...
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Tech investors sue Trump administration, accusing it of violating TikTok ban

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A pair of tech investors, with the legal backing of a former Justice Department prosecutor, have filed a civil lawsuit accusing the Trump administration of failing to enforce a law that required TikTok to either separate from its China-based owner or face a ban in the United States.

The 33-page lawsuit, which was filed Thursday in the Washington, D.C., Circuit Court of Appeals, asked the court to declare that the administration's multiple extensions to forestall the shutdown of TikTok last year were unlawful. President Trump instead opted multiple...
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FBI confirms its networks were targeted by "suspicious" cyber activities

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The FBI on Thursday confirmed its networks were targeted by "suspicious" activities, without providing further details.

"The FBI identified and addressed suspicious activities on FBI networks, and we have leveraged all technical capabilities to respond. We have nothing additional to provide," the bureau said in a statement.

The networks that were targeted in the cyber incident are known as the "digital collection system," according to sources with knowledge of the matter.

Documents obtained by a Freedom of Information Act by the Electronic...
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‘God is non-binary’: Texas Dem nominee Talarico’s past remarks on abortion, race and gender draw scrutiny

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While running as a moderate with bipartisan appeal, Texas state Rep. James Talarico, who defeated Rep. Jasmine Crockett, D-Texas, for the Democratic Senate nomination, has a history of making controversial statements on matters of religion, race, gender, border security and beyond.

With Talarico in the national spotlight for the first time, many commentators and strategists are resurfacing some of his past remarks. Among them is a 2021 video of Talarico on the Texas House floor in Austin opposing a bill to ban men from women’s sports and claiming...
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Macron vows nuclear arsenal boost as Europe turns to nukes amid rising global threats

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Europe is ramping up its nuclear defenses, as France expands its arsenal and Poland signals interest in closer nuclear coordination with allies.

"I have decided to increase the numbers of warheads of our arsenal," French President Emmanuel Macron said Monday.

He also said France will no longer disclose the size of its nuclear arsenal, reversing previous transparency.

"To be free, one needs to be feared," the French president concluded.

France’s shift comes as Europe faces its most volatile security moment in decades, with Russia’s war in...
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US asked Ukraine for help fighting Iranian drones, Zelensky says

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Ukraine's president says Kyiv will only help if doing so does not deplete its own air defences.
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Ecuadorean troops find 35m-long 'narco-sub' hidden in nature reserve

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Ecuador's military says the drug-trafficking submersible was loaded with fuel and "ready to go".
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