Overview
- Bipartisan sponsors aim to force War Powers votes this week, led by Sens. Tim Kaine and Rand Paul in the Senate and Reps. Ro Khanna and Thomas Massie in the House.
- The Senate measure would require removing U.S. forces from hostilities in or against Iran absent explicit authorization, while the House is poised to take up a concurrent resolution with limited legal force.
- Senior officials briefed congressional leaders Monday and plan all‑member sessions Tuesday, asserting the strikes were justified by expected Iranian retaliation to an anticipated Israeli attack, a claim many lawmakers dispute.
- Republican leaders defend the operation as within the president’s authority and limited in scope, but any binding curb would face steep hurdles including GOP control and the likelihood of a veto.
- At least six U.S. service members have been killed as regional retaliation intensifies, following joint U.S.–Israeli strikes that reportedly killed Iran’s Supreme Leader and senior officials.