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The House voted for a third time to limit President Trump's authority to strike Iran, with seven Republicans joining Democrats in a symbolic 220-204 rebuke. The resolution directs the removal of U.S. Armed Forces from hostilities with Iran, though the Senate has not acted on the measure. The article highlights the war's costs, the lack of an announced exit strategy, and stalled war funding.
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The House passed a Democratic-backed war powers resolution limiting military action in Iran by a 220-204 vote, with seven Republicans joining. The article highlights Democratic criticism that the war is illegal and costly, citing casualties, damages, and budget estimates, while noting the lack of a clear exit strategy.
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The Trump administration is planning a $2.8bn arms package for Israel that would resume delivery of 2,000lb bombs, which the Biden administration had paused over concerns about mass casualties in Gaza. The package includes 40,000 bombs, has been informally notified to Congress, and follows other Trump-era arms approvals. The article notes Gaza's death toll and Israel's growing international isolation.
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NATO jets shot down a drone in Lithuania, the latest in a series of incursions and sabotage attacks across Europe. The report links the incident to Russia's war in Ukraine and its confrontation with NATO, featuring an interview with a former U.S. ambassador to NATO.
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A Congressional Budget Office report estimates the war with Iran has cost the US at least $38bn, depleted defensive missile stockpiles that could take five years to rebuild, and helped push inflation higher. The report, requested by a Democratic congressman, also details damage to US bases and arrives less than two months before midterms; the Pentagon and Trump administration disputed claims of shortages.
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New photos show extensive damage to U.S. military positions in Saudi Arabia and Kuwait from Iranian missile and drone attacks. Anonymous service members say the destruction has not been fully communicated to the public, and an inspector general report cites billions in equipment losses.
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A Congressional Budget Office report estimates that the U.S. war with Iran will raise inflation by 0.5 percentage points in early 2027 and cost at least $2 billion per month, with total Pentagon costs exceeding $38 billion. The report cites shipping disruptions and reduced energy shipments, while Sen. Elizabeth Warren criticizes the war as illegal and a betrayal.
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The Congressional Budget Office estimates the Iran war could cost $2 billion to $3 billion per month and has already cost about $38 billion through Aug. 1, largely for replacing munitions. The report warns of reduced interceptor inventories, while the Pentagon inspector general cites weapons shortages and the White House downplays concerns. Democratic Rep. Brendan Boyle criticizes the war's costs and human toll, framing it as a Trump policy failure.
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Republican congressman Thomas Massie introduced articles of impeachment against Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, accusing him of repeatedly violating the Constitution through the war with Iran, civilian casualties, and retaliation against critics. The resolution forces House Republicans to vote just weeks before midterm elections.
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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy told CBS News that Russia targeted his presidential plane with drones twice in recent weeks, including incidents in Moldovan airspace. The article also reports a Russian drone striking a train carrying foreign dignitaries and NATO jets downing a drone in Lithuanian airspace. It presents the incidents as part of escalating Russian intimidation against Ukraine and its allies.
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Republican Rep. Thomas Massie introduced articles of impeachment against Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, alleging Hegseth illegally initiated and continued the Iran war and caused unnecessary civilian casualties. The move is likely to be defeated by House Republicans, while the administration says the conflict was necessary to prevent Iran from obtaining a nuclear weapon.
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Rep. Thomas Massie introduced a privileged resolution to impeach Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, accusing him of defying Congress and illegally continuing the U.S. war in Iran. The move escalates a months-long push to constrain the Trump administration's war powers and could force a House vote, though it is a long shot in the GOP-controlled Congress. House Democrats previously introduced their own impeachment articles against Hegseth.