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Halt at 48 Hours: No New Exchanges, No Verified Agreement
The US-Iran pause enters its 48th hour without a new kinetic exchange, but all three verification tests remain open as the New York session nears its close at 20:30 UTC.
Congressional Briefings Begin as the Halt Stays Unverified at Hour 42
Senate and House committees move toward classified briefings as the halt enters hour 42 with no Iranian confirmation, no tanker transit, and no Oman working group statement.
Halt at 36 Hours: Congress Opens, New York Session Three Hours Out
The US-Iran pause reaches its thirty-sixth hour with London mid-session, Congress opening its first working day since the War Powers filing, and New York three hours out.
Halt at 32 Hours: London Session Opens Without Iranian Confirmation
The US-Iran pause held through Asia's Monday session with all three verification tests still open, handing European markets and Congress an unresolved halt.
Halt Enters Day Two With All Three Verification Tests Still Open
The US-Iran pause holds through Sunday night without a new exchange, but Tehran has not confirmed it, no tanker has transited Hormuz, and the Oman channel has not spoken.
Congress Has the War Powers Filing: What the 60-Day Clock Means
The administration's notification triggers a 60-day authorization window running to August 25 — giving Congress three options and a deadline it has never successfully enforced.
War Powers Clock Expires: Administration Filing Due as Sunday Closes
The 48-hour War Powers deadline for CENTCOM's first Iran strike expires Sunday at 21:35 UTC — the filing will put the administration's legal theory on the record.
War Powers Deadline Tonight: Two Strikes, Possible Third on the Table
The administration's 48-hour War Powers notification is due Sunday night. It now covers two CENTCOM strike packages and a presidential signal that a third may follow.
CENTCOM Struck Iran. The War Powers Clock Is Running.
The War Powers Resolution requires 48-hour congressional notification after US forces enter hostilities. CENTCOM struck Iran at 21:35 UTC Friday. The deadline is Sunday night.
Hormuz Strike Reshuffles Congress's $87 Billion Iran Fight
The cargo ship incident arrives hours after Trump's emergency supplemental reached Capitol Hill, stripping supplemental skeptics of their strongest argument — for now.
Trump Asks Congress for $87 Billion to Cover Iran War Costs
The president's emergency supplemental request arrives a day after lawmakers rebuked his military action, setting up a difficult fight on Capitol Hill.
House Passes War Powers Resolution on Iran, 215-208
The House voted 215-208 to invoke the 1973 War Powers Act, directing Trump to withdraw US forces from Iran operations within 30 days unless Congress authorizes the conflict.
House Votes to Halt Iran War in Rebuke of Trump
The House invoked war powers to order a withdrawal from Iran, delivering a politically significant rebuke as Republican defections handed the president his sharpest congressional defeat on the conflict.
Congress Prepares for a Consequential Iran Vote
The House and Senate are closer than ever to passing war powers resolutions ordering a withdrawal from Iran, as Rubio concedes Tehran retains asymmetric military capabilities.
Congress Advances US-Israel Weapons Integration in 2027 NDAA
A provision in the 2027 US defense bill moving through Congress would bind American and Israeli weapons industries more tightly, advancing as the US enforces a Hormuz blockade.
Bipartisan Senate Pushback Hardens Against Trump Iran Deal Framework
Senate Democrats call the leaked terms 'worse than before' the JCPOA while a bloc of pro-Israel Republicans warns of a 'disastrous mistake' ahead of Sunday's announcement.
House GOP yanks Iran war powers vote as Democrats close in
Republican leaders pulled the Iran war powers resolution from the House floor Thursday after a procedural vote signaled defeat, punting the measure to June.
GOP fissures widen on Iran war as Massie ouster steels Trump
House and Senate war-powers votes this week could deliver Trump a public rebuke from his own party as the Iran war hits day 82 — even as the Massie defeat shows the cost of dissent.
Senate War Powers Vote Falls One Short, 50-49, in Closest Bid Yet to Curb Iran War
A bipartisan coalition came within a single vote of invoking the War Powers Resolution against the Iran campaign; Democrat John Fetterman's no vote sealed the outcome.
Collins Joins Paul as Only GOP Votes for Iran War Powers Resolution
Sen. Susan Collins broke with her party April 30 to vote for the Iran War Powers Resolution, citing the 60-day constitutional deadline that lapsed the next day.
Trump Claims Iran Hostilities 'Terminated' to Dodge War Powers Deadline
Trump sent Congress a letter declaring Iran hostilities 'terminated' as the 60-day War Powers deadline hit, even as the U.S. Navy blockade of Iranian ports remains in force.
Murkowski Drafts AUMF for Iran With Congressional Guardrails
Sen. Lisa Murkowski plans an Iran war authorization with built-in requirements for defined objectives — distinct from Democratic termination resolutions and not a blank check.
War Powers Clock Expires With No Congressional Authorization
The 60-day War Powers Resolution deadline passed May 1 as the Senate blocked a withdrawal measure 50-47, leaving U.S. forces in the region without explicit congressional sanction.
Hegseth: Iran War Has Cost $25 Billion in First Hill Hearing
Defense Secretary Hegseth and Gen. Caine faced Congress for the first time since Operation Epic Fury began, as the acting comptroller put the war tab at $25 billion.
Iran war hits 60-day mark as Trump faces May 1 War Powers cutoff
Day 60 of U.S. operations against Iran lands April 29 with a fourth war-powers resolution defeated, Murkowski drafting an AUMF, and a May 1 deadline looming.