Overview
- Lawmakers and ex-officials from both parties urged use of Section 4 on Tuesday after President Trump warned that “an entire civilization” in Iran would die if Tehran refused his terms.
- The push came from dozens of Democrats and a handful of conservative figures, including Marjorie Taylor Greene and Anthony Scaramucci, who said the president is unfit to serve.
- Trump later announced a two‑week conditional pause in hostilities tied to reopening the Strait of Hormuz, yet critics kept pressing for guardrails on any plan to hit civilian sites.
- Senator Chris Murphy said strikes on power plants, bridges, or other civilian infrastructure would be clear war crimes, and he urged institutional checks on further escalation.
- Representative Yassamin Ansari said she will file impeachment articles against Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth over alleged attacks on a girls’ school, energy facilities, and desalination plants, while analysts note the 25th Amendment remains a long shot because it requires the vice president, a cabinet majority, and—if contested—two‑thirds votes in Congress.