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Democratic opponents of Donald Trump’s war with Iran tried seven times to pass a measure to severely restrict the president’s war powers, and seven times, Republicans balked. Two weeks ago, however, there was a breakthrough: Four GOP senators broke ranks and helped Democrats advance a war powers resolution through the upper chamber. This week, in … Read more

As this week got underway, the Trump administration made an unexpected announcement: It had agreed to back off plans for a $1.766 billion compensation fund, which had been condemned by members of both parties as a “slush fund.” A day later, during congressional testimony, acting Attorney General Todd Blanche confirmed that the scheme was no … Read more