Trending:US-Isarel-Iran warT20 World CupIsrael vs HezbollahAir travel chaosIndia-Canada tiesBridgerton S5advertisementUS Congress to vote on Trump's war powers amid West Asia tensionsagence france-presse • March 3, 2026, 08:23:36 ISTWhatsapp Facebook TwitteradvertisementSome lawmakers now want to reassert the role of Congress, which under the US constitution is the only body that can declare warAdvertisementSubscribe Join Us+ Follow us On GoogleA rainbow is visible in the clouds behind the Capitol Building, weeks into the continuing US government shutdown on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, US, on October 18, 2025. (Photo: Aaron Schwartz/Reuters)The US Congress is scheduled to vote this week on motions seeking to curb President Donald Trump as he wages war against Iran, but the Republican majority will probably shield him. Trump has sought to expand executive power drastically since returning to the White House in 2025, overshadowing the legislature. So some lawmakers now want to reassert the role of Congress, which under the US constitution is the only body that can declare war.“Trump has launched an unnecessary, idiotic, and illegal war against Iran,” Senator Tim Kaine wrote on X shortly after the United States and Israel began it overnight Friday into Saturday. STORY CONTINUES BELOW THIS ADIn late January, as a huge US military buildup in the Middle East rumbled on, Kaine introduced a bill designed to force Trump to obtain authorization from Congress to engage in any military conflict with Iran. More from World US holds military edge, but Iran has ways to retaliate. Here’s how How powerful is Iran’s military as it fights with US and Israel?On Saturday he urged Congress to return immediately from recess to take up his resolution, and a vote is expected this week. US Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Pentagon chief Pete Hegseth visited the Capitol on Monday to discuss the new Middle East war with administration officials.“There was no imminent threat to the United States of America by the Iranians.
