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Congress Prepares for a Consequential Iran Vote

Congress Prepares for a Consequential Iran Vote

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Rachel Oswald

The Calls for a U.S. War on Cuba Are Getting Louder

The drumbeats of possible U.S. war against Cuba just got noticeably louder. A federal grand jury in Florida on Wednesday indicted 94-year-old former...

21.05.2026 10

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Rachel Oswald

Why Congress Can’t Stop Trump’s Iran War

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13.05.2026 10

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‘Resign Immediately’: Democrats Grill Hegseth on Iran War

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30.04.2026 10

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Trump’s Iran War Approaches a Fresh Legal Hurdle

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24.04.2026 20

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Republicans Twiddle Their Thumbs on Iran as Democrats Seethe

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16.04.2026 10

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Hegseth’s Divine War

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08.04.2026 20

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Republican Support for Trump’s Iran War Is Wobbling

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26.03.2026 10

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U.S. Lawmakers Grill Trump’s Intel Chief on Iran Nuclear Threat

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18.03.2026 20

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Trump Likely to Confront Democratic Wall on Iran War Funding

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10.03.2026 20

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Senate Republicans Vote Down Effort to End Iran War

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05.03.2026 30

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Congress to Vote on Ending the War on Iran

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03.03.2026 20

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World Leaders, U.S. Lawmakers React to U.S. Strikes on Iran

Middle East and North Africa Following U.S. President Donald Trump’s early Saturday morning announcement that the United States and Israel had...

28.02.2026 20

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Congress Isn’t Likely to Rescue Trump on Tariffs

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26.02.2026 10

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Little Clarity on Legality of Trump’s Foreign Aid Shutdown One Year After

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23.02.2026 70

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Trump Shocked Canada Out of Complacency on Defense. Will It Last?

05.02.2026 10

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Rubio Faces Tough Questions From Democrats on Venezuela

29.01.2026 20

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Trump Says He ‘Won’t Use Force’ to Acquire Greenland

21.01.2026 10

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U.S. Congress Sidesteps Greenland Debate in Defense Spending Bill

21.01.2026 10

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How Trump’s Pressure Tactics Sank the Venezuela War Powers Debate

16.01.2026 20

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U.S. Congress to Provide Billions More in Foreign Aid Than Sought by Trump

14.01.2026 20

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U.S. Senate Advances Measure to Curb Trump’s Venezuela Campaign

09.01.2026 20

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Democrats Scathing, Republicans Exultant Over Maduro Capture

07.01.2026 20

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Judge Bans Trump From Laying off Hundreds of Diplomats Through January

19.12.2025 10

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Congress Aims to Turbocharge the U.S. Development Finance Corporation

16.12.2025 20

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U.S. Diplomats Take Trump to Court Over Mass Firings

12.12.2025 20

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Congress Moves to Restrain Trump in Annual Defense Policy Bill

09.12.2025 10

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Republicans Criticize Hegseth for Deadly Caribbean Double Strike

03.12.2025 20

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House Republicans Slam Witkoff Over Handling of Russia-Ukraine Talks

27.11.2025 20

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Trump’s Ukraine Peace Effort Devolves Into Chaos Over Conflicting Stories

24.11.2025 20

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U.S.-Saudi Bonhomie Masks Divide Over Nuclear Technology

20.11.2025 20

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Should U.S. Development Loans Go to Rich Countries?

18.11.2025 30

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Shutdown Deal Gives Laid-Off U.S. Diplomats Hope for Reprieve

13.11.2025 20

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In Unprecedented Times, Congress Evades Responsibility

09.11.2025 20

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In Hurricane Melissa’s Wake, Trump’s Foreign Aid Cuts Face Critical Moment

04.11.2025 20

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U.S. Government Shutdown Sorely Tests National Security State

29.10.2025 20

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Foreign Aid Groups Grapple With How to Engage Trump

21.10.2025 20

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