House Dem leaders open door to 25th Amendment after rank-and-file push for Trump’s removal

Talk of invoking the 25th Amendment is reemerging among House Democrats after more than a year of dismissing speculation they would seek to remove Trump from power for a third time. Rather than quash the discussion, House Democratic leadership appears to be encouraging it. On Wednesday, House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-N.Y., scheduled a Friday … Read more

House Democrats push to pass measure curbing Trump’s war powers over Iran

Republicans will almost certainly block Democrats’ efforts to pass legislation amid ‘fragile’ two-week US-Iran ceasefire House Democrats will attempt to pass a resolution on Thursday curtailing Donald Trump’s war powers over Iran – a move Republicans will almost certainly block, but one that signals unease on Capitol Hill about a Middle Eastern conflict on pause … Read more

Republicans block Jeffries’ gambit to curb Trump’s Iran war powers

House Republicans shot down an attempt by Democratic lawmakers Thursday to curb President Donald Trump’s war powers amid a two-week ceasefire between the U.S. and Iran.  A group of House Democrats, led by Rep. Glenn Ivey, D-Md., sought to pass a war powers resolution by unanimous consent during a pro forma session Thursday morning. Rep. … Read more