President Donald Trump speaks during an address to a joint session of Congress at the Capitol in Washington, D.C., on March 4, 2025; Rep. Thomas Massie (R-KY) (L) attends the inauguration of President-elect Donald Trump in the Rotunda of the Capitol on Jan. 20, 2025 in Washington, D.C. (Left: WIN MCNAMEE/POOL/AFP via Getty Images; Right: Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images)
"Trump struck Iran without any authorization of Congress. We need to immediately return to DC and vote on @RepThomasMassie and my War Powers Resolution to prevent America from being dragged into another endless Middle East war," Khanna said.
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This week, lawmakers sounded off on the unconstitutionality of Trump striking Iran without congressional approval. Congress has the sole power to declare war under Article I of the Constitution.
The War Powers Resolution seeks to "remove United States Armed Forces from unauthorized hostilities in the Islamic State of Iran" and directs Trump to "terminate" the deployment of American troops against Iran without an "authorized declaration of war or specific authorization for use of military forces against Iran."
As Trump announced his strikes against Iran – without congressional approval – Khanna said representatives should return to Capitol Hill to prevent further escalation.
And in the upper chamber, Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Va., introduced his own war powers resolution ahead of the bipartisan duo in the House. While the resolution had been gaining steam with his colleagues, momentum could be stalled due to the strikes. His resolution is privileged, meaning that lawmakers will have to consider it. The earliest it could be voted on is Friday.
Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, R-Ga., leaves the Capitol Hill Club after a meeting of the House Republican Conference on Tuesday, March 25, 2025. (Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images)
"This is not our fight," Greene doubled down on Saturday night, before Trump's Truth Social announcement.
The bill's original co-sponsors also include progressive Democrat Reps. Pramila Jayapal, Summer Lee, Ayanna Pressley and Rashida Tlaib, who called it unconstitutional for "Trump to go to war without a vote in Congress."
White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt said Thursday that Trump would make his decision about whether to bomb Iran within two weeks.
"We have completed our very successful attack on the three Nuclear sites in Iran, including Fordow, Natanz, and Esfahan. All planes are now outside of Iran air space. A full payload of BOMBS was dropped on the primary site, Fordow. All planes are safely on their way home. Congratulations to our great American Warriors. There is not another military in the World that could have done this. NOW IS THE TIME FOR PEACE! Thank you for your attention to this matter," Trump said Saturday night.
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Israel launched preemptive strikes on Iran's nuclear facilities and military leaders last week, which the Islamic Republic considered a "declaration of war." Strikes between Israel and Iran have raged on since, as Trump said he was considering whether to sign off on U.S. strikes against Iran.
The Jewish State targeted Iran's nuclear capabilities after months of failed negotiations in the region and heightened concern over Iran developing nuclear weapons.
But Ali Bahreini, Iran's ambassador to Geneva, said Iran "will continue to produce the enriched uranium as far as we need for peaceful purposes," as Israel, and now the U.S., have issued strikes against Iran's nuclear capabilities.
Deirdre Heavey is a politics writer for Fox News Digital.
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