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Democrats Demand Hegseth and Rubio Testify on Iran War
Senate Democrats demanded on Tuesday that President Trump immediately dispatch Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and Secretary of State Marco Rubio to testify under oath on the war in Iran, saying his administration had failed to explain the objectives, scope and endgame for the sweeping military operation in the Middle East.
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Senate rejects attempt to rein in Trump's power to wage war on Iran
Kaia Hubbard is a politics reporter for CBS News Digital, based in Washington, D. C.
Washington -- The Senate defeated a war powers resolution that sought to block President Trump from using further military force against Iran, rejecting a Democratic push to rebuke the president amid the administration's shifting justifications for the war and warnings about more American casualties to come.
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What Is the War Powers Act?
Congressional Democrats plan to force votes this week to halt President Trump's military action against Iran. These measures invoke the War Powers Act, a 1973 resolution passed amid the Vietnam War that limits a president's ability to send troops overseas without congressional approval.
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Federal judge nixes latest policy requiring 7 days' notice for Congress members to visit ICE facilities
WASHINGTON -- A federal judge agreed on Monday to temporarily suspend the latest version of a Trump administration policy that requires members of Congress to provide a week's notice before they can visit immigration detention facilities.
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House speaker condemns Trump Justice Department monitoring of lawmakers' Epstein document review | CNN Politics
Attorney General Pam Bondi obtained Democratic Rep. Pramila Jayapal's search history of the unredacted Jeffrey Epstein files and even President Donald Trump's most powerful ally in Congress has a problem with it.
#TrumpAdministration #FirstAmendment #CongressionalOversight
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Trump admin fails to get indictment for Democrats over illegal-orders video
The Trump administration was handed a new legal loss on Tuesday as it failed to secure an indictment in connection with Democratic lawmakers who urged members of the military and intelligence community not to comply with unlawful orders, NBC News reports.
#ImmigrationPolicy #CongressionalOversight #DHS
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Judge blocks DHS policy requiring lawmakers to give notice to visit ICE facilities for now, siding with Colorado congressmen
Austen Erblat is a digital producer and assignment editor at CBS News Colorado and is Covering Colorado First. Originally from South Florida, he's been working as a journalist in Denver since 2022.
#ImmigrationPolicy #CongressionalOversight #FederalCourtRuling
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Trump admin likely violated the law, federal judge warns
A federal judge in Washington, D. C. said in a ruling that a Trump administration policy requiring Congress members to give a week's notice before visiting immigration facilities likely violates a federal law.
#JusticeReform #ImmigrationEnforcement #CongressionalOversight
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Former Capitol riot prosecutors draft strategy for Congress to probe killings, federal agent conduct in Minneapolis
Scott MacFarlane is CBS News' Justice correspondent. He has covered Washington for two decades, earning 20 Emmy and Edward R.
#JusticeDepartment #EpsteinFiles #CongressionalOversight
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Amid allegations of cover-up, House Judiciary Committee members seek access to full Epstein case files
Scott MacFarlane is CBS News' Justice correspondent. He has covered Washington for two decades, earning 20 Emmy and Edward R.
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Democrats Castro, Crockett set out to visit detention center housing family detained in Minnesota
DILLEY, Texas -- Democratic Reps. Joaquin Castro and Jasmine Crockett on Wednesday set out to visit the Texas facility holding a 5-year-old Ecuadorian boy and his father whose detention has fueled protests over the Trump administration's immigration crackdown in Minnesota.
