Friday, September 25, 2026

Tag: War Powers Resolution

Fact-check finds U.S. strikes killed about 115 people before Venezuela raid

PolitiFact says the administration has offered no evidence of drugs aboard the targeted vessels, while analysts and rights groups question the strikes' legality.

Trump announces capture of Maduro after U.S. military strikes on Venezuela,...

As the captured Venezuelan leader was flown to New York to face federal charges, Senate Democrats moved to check what they called an unauthorized march toward another open-ended war.

May 1 deadline could trigger constitutional clash over Trump’s Iran war

As the War Powers Resolution clock expires, a legal confrontation is emerging over whether President Donald Trump can continue military operations in Iran without congressional approval.

UN experts demand halt to arms transfers as Israel’s Lebanon strikes...

Human rights investigators warn attacks undermine international law while U.S. lawmakers reject another attempt to curb expanding regional conflict.

“We will never again be a colony”: Venezuela defies Trump as...

With Nicolás Maduro detained in Brooklyn and at least 40 reportedly killed, Venezuelan leaders project unity while protests spread worldwide and US lawmakers warn of an illegal war.

Public opposition surges as Trump weighs military action in Venezuela

New polling shows widespread rejection of war while legal experts, lawmakers, and regional leaders warn the administration’s escalating campaign lacks explanation and violates core constraints

Trump reportedly greenlights Iran attack plans as military buildup expands

Reports reveal trump’s private approval of attack plans as U.S. forces deploy across Europe and Middle East amid rising pressure from Israeli and GOP war hawks.

Israel’s strikes on Iran spark growing dissent in Congress

A War Powers Resolution, to prevent President Trump from using military force against Iran without Congressional authorization was introduced in Congress.

Trump signals possible US entry into Israel Iran war as death...

As Israel expands its military assault on Iran, President Trump suggests US forces “could get involved,” sparking warnings from lawmakers and experts of illegal war and regional catastrophe.

Escalating conflicts: US, UK military actions in Yemen spark wider war...

Amidst Israel's Gaza operations, the US and UK's air strikes on Yemen heighten regional tensions, challenging international maritime security and legal norms.

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The Charles R. Huntley Generating Station in Tonawanda, New York. Photo: Andre Carrotflower / CC BY-SA 4.0

EPA finalizes repeal of power plant carbon standards as environmental groups sue

The sector accounts for nearly one-quarter of U.S. greenhouse gas emissions, and the agency separately proposed ending its authority to regulate them.
The Lyndon Baines Johnson Department of Education Building in Washington, D.C. Photo: Farragutful / CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Democratic attorneys general say Education Department is hiding 1,300 documents on its layoffs

A privilege log lists nearly 1,300 records the agency says are too sensitive to hand over.
The lobby of the Palmer House Hilton in Chicago. Photo: Daderot (public domain)

7,000 Chicago hotel workers vote to authorize strike

A union survey found a third of members cannot cover rent or mortgage payments, and the last hotel strike in the city, in 2018, lasted about a month.
A patient exam room at a U.S. urgent care clinic. Photo: Harrison Keely / CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Vance-led task force moves to strip 760,000 people of ACA coverage

Advocates say the crackdown follows 8 million coverage losses already tied to Trump-era health cuts.
Demonstrators protest ICE conduct in Minneapolis. Photo: Fibonacci Blue / CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Federal judge blocks deportation of man shot by ICE during Austin delivery run

DHS and the man's attorney give conflicting accounts of the medical care he has received since.