The Senate voted on Tuesday to advance a war powers resolution aimed at forcing Donald Trump to end the war in Iran unless he receives congressional authorization to continue it.
Tuesday's 50-47 vote marks the first time the chamber has advanced the bill, the eighth attempt at doing so since the conflict began in February.
Four Republicans joined all but one of the Senate's Democrats in voting to pass the bill.
Thomas Massie Loses His Seat in a Win for Trump " and AIPAC
The race was widely viewed as a referendum on the president. It was also a test of the pro-Israel lobby's power.
Republican Rep. Thomas Massie lost his Kentucky primary on Tuesday, handing a victory to the president in a race seen as a referendum on Donald Trump.
It also reaffirmed the grip of the American Israel Public Affairs Committee in GOP politics.
AIPAC's super political action committee and two other groups backed by pro-Israel donors poured more than $15.8 million into the race either opposing Massie or supporting his opponent, former Navy SEAL Ed Gallrein, according to Federal Election Commission reports released through Tuesday.
President Trump's special envoy has arrived in Greenland amid reports that the United States is pushing for access to the island's minerals and has demanded the right to station American troops there indefinitely.
Greenlandic politicians are bracing for a major announcement to coincide with Trump's 80th birthday on June 14, as the president's attention returns to the autonomous Danish territory.
The Pentagon's top watchdog says cuts to civilian harm mitigation and response efforts have been so severe under War Secretary Pete Hegseth that the United States cannot adequately protect civilians in conflict zones. read more
U.S. Border Patrol Chief Mike Banks suddenly resigned from his position Thursday following accusations of sexual impropriety. read more
"San Diego mosque attackers shared video of shooting, writings citing racist ideology
The document includes two separate statements attributed to each gunman expressing support for White supremacist ideology, including specifically referencing the racist "Great Replacement" conspiracy theory that White populations are deliberately being replaced.
They also describe admiration for previous mass shooters, and repeatedly endorse nihilistic and antisemitic ideas.
Cody Zoschak, a senior analyst at ISD, said that the writings seemed to differentiate the teen gunmen from other nihilistic extremists because of their explicit endorsement of neo-Nazi rhetoric.
"There's pretty strong indications that these folks were neo-Nazis, specifically militant accelerationists," Zoschak said. "They display an ideological knowledge that shows some engagement in these circles for an extended period of time."
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No mention of the Orange Fuehrer at all.