#Senate advances’measure to limit #Trump #WarPowers in #Iran with #GOP defections
The Senate advanced a measure Tuesday aimed at restricting Trump’s #war powers by requiring approval by #Congress for any future military action in #Iran [the freaking #law].
The measure advanced, 50-47. POS Schizo [colloquial usage] Dem Sen #JohnFetterman joined #Republicans in rejecting it, while GOP Sens #RandPaul, #SusanCollins, #LisaMurkowski & #BillCassidy voted with #Democrats.
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US Top News and Analysis | DOJ's handling of Epstein files to get congressional watchdog scrutiny
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Sen. Jeff Merkley (D‑OR), joined by Sens. Lisa Murkowski (R‑AK), Ben Ray Luján (D‑NM) and Dick Durbin (D‑IL), announced that the Government Accountability Office will investigate the Justice Department’s handling of the Jeffrey Epstein files after the DOJ was accused of heavily redacting the names of powerful business and elected officials and failing to protect victims as required by the Epstein Files Transparency Act. The lawmakers allege the department violated the law’s mandate for full disclosure, noting that the Trump administration has been “cruelly denying ‘equal justice under the law’” to Epstein’s victims and that the investigation is a crucial step toward accountability. The probe follows criticism of the DOJ’s release process, the firing of former Attorney General Pam Bondi, and a separate internal DOJ watchdog audit requested by Merkley, Murkowski, and Sen. Richard Blumenthal to assess compliance with the 2025 release deadline.
Read more: https://www.cnbc.com/2026/04/28/jeffrey-epstein-doj-gao-congress.html
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Fed-up #Senate Republican may trigger explosive vote 2 rein in #Trump
#Alaska #Republican #LisaMurkowski, fed up w/ being kept in the dark on combat operations, is quietly drafting legislation that would force $Congress 2 take a potentially explosive vote on whether 2 formally authorize using #MilitaryForce against #Iran, The #NewYorkTimes reported Thursday. Such a move signals deep fractures within #GOP ranks just mnths b4 #midterms.
Sen. Lisa Murkowski may throw down the gauntlet, taking aim squarely at the Trump administration's Iran war, according to a report.The Alaska Republican, fed up with being kept in the dark on combat operations, is quietly drafting legislation that would force Congress to take a potentially explosive...
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“Two key moderate Republicans, Sen. #SusanCollins (Maine), who faces a tough reelection, and Sen. #LisaMurkowski (Alaska), whose political base includes Democrats and moderates in Alaska, both voted to block the resolution even as both included notes of caution about the operation.”
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“Senate #Republicans defeat measure to halt Iran strikes despite growing anxieties”
Alexander Bolton
The Hill
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Senate Republicans voted largely along party lines Wednesday to defeat a bipartisan War Powers resolution to halt military action against Iran, even though a number of GOP senators are voicing concerns about the lack of a clear game plan for ending the conflict.
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