Washington: The US Senate voted down a War Powers resolution this week aimed at limiting President Donald Trump’s military action, ‘Operation Epic Fury’, against Iran, with the measure failing 47-53 on mostly party lines.
Republican senators rejected the resolution that would have required the Trump administration to seek congressional approval before continuing military action against Iran. The resolution was brought by Senator Tim Kaine to limit Trump’s military actions against Iran.
Republicans countered that the President acted within his constitutional authority as commander in chief. Senator Lindsey Graham called the War Powers Act “an unconstitutional shift of authority from the President," arguing Congress retains the ability to restrict funding if it disagrees with military action.
‘15 out of 10’: Trump rates Iran war
Meanwhile, Trump rated the US military’s performance in the war with Iran as “about a 15" on a scale of 10 while speaking to reporters during a roundtable on the Ratepayer Protection Pledge at the White House this week.
“We’re doing well on the war front, to put it mildly. Somebody said on a scale of 10, where would you rate it? I said about a 15," Trump told a gathering of technology executives at the White House.
The US Central Command (CENTCOM) also said that six US military personnel have been killed since the start of the Iran war.
Trump to attend White House Correspondents’ DinnerFor the first time as a sitting president of the United States, Donald Trump said on Truth Social that he will attend the 2026 White House Correspondents’ Dinner scheduled for April 25. “Because the Press was extraordinarily bad to me, FAKE NEWS ALL, right from the beginning of my First Term, I boycotted the event, and never went as Honoree," he wrote on his social media platform, Truth Social. “However, I look forward to being with everyone this year." Trump boycotted the dinner beginning in 2017 and did not attend during either of his presidential terms until now. Before him, every president had attended the event at least once since it began in 1921. |
