Overview
- The Senate and House plan midweek votes on war powers measures to direct an end to unauthorized U.S. hostilities in Iran, led by Sen. Tim Kaine in the Senate and Reps. Ro Khanna and Thomas Massie in the House.
- All senators are slated for a classified Iran briefing Tuesday with Secretary of State Marco Rubio, CIA Director John Ratcliffe, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, and Air Force Gen. Dan Caine.
- At least four U.S. service members have been confirmed dead after Iranian retaliation following joint U.S.-Israeli strikes that killed Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.
- The resolutions face steep odds due to leadership resistance, limited Republican defections, and the likelihood of a presidential veto with insufficient support to override.
- A small bipartisan bloc, including Sen. Rand Paul and a few potential Republican allies, may support the effort, and the Senate version preserves intelligence sharing and military aid for Israel and other allies unlike the House text.