Overview
- Six Democratic senators said they will disrupt Senate business and force repeated war powers votes unless Republicans schedule public hearings on the Iran campaign.
- The lawmakers want Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and Secretary of State Marco Rubio to testify under oath next week on objectives, timeline and legal authority.
- Five new war powers resolutions filed last week will be eligible for floor action after the statutory waiting period and would halt further U.S. action in Iran without authorization.
- With Republicans holding 53 seats, the measures are unlikely to pass, but Democrats say the process will consume floor time and put GOP members on record.
- The resolutions vary in carveouts on intelligence sharing and assistance to allies, with some limiting help to intercepting active retaliatory attacks; a prior Kaine–Paul effort failed 47–53 last week.