Overview

• Four senior administration officials, including Secretary of State Marco Rubio and CIA Director John Ratcliffe, delivered a delayed classified briefing to the Senate.
• Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard was excluded from the session, raising questions about the completeness of shared intelligence.
• Preliminary assessments suggest the airstrikes on three Iranian nuclear sites may have set Tehran’s program back by only a few months, challenging earlier claims of total destruction.
• Lawmakers are preparing to vote on a resolution that would require congressional approval for any future military action in Iran.
• Republican leaders remain split over executive war powers, with Speaker Mike Johnson defending presidential authority and Senator Rand Paul calling for stronger congressional oversight.