Overview
- Six Democratic senators warned they will force repeated war-powers votes unless Republicans schedule open hearings with Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and Secretary of State Marco Rubio.
- Five Iran war-powers joint resolutions filed on March 5 could reach the Senate floor as soon as next week, according to sponsor Sen. Chris Murphy.
- The Pentagon reported about 140 U.S. troops injured and seven U.S. combat deaths since strikes began on February 28.
- Reporting estimates more than 1,000 Iranians killed, including roughly 175 in an apparent strike on a Minab school that investigators say involved U.S. forces.
- Republicans, who hold a 53–47 Senate majority, have declined to commit to public hearings as Iran’s curbs on Hormuz shipping disrupt global oil flows and lift energy prices.