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
Fox News' Laura Ingraham Shares Post Saying Trump Is On Verge of Making Massive Error' With Potential China Deal read more
Chris Hedges: Trump's catastrophic miscalculation in Iran and refusal to accept the inevitability of defeat is pushing us towards a global depression and ensuring the suffering and immiseration of millions. read more
"Vote by vote, Democrats are breaking through Republicans' wall of silence on Trump's illegal war," the Senate minority leader, Chuck Schumer, said in a statement.
"For more than 80 days, Trump has dragged America into a costly, chaotic conflict with no plan, no objective, and no legal authority. Today proved our pressure is working:
Republicans are starting to crack, and momentum is building to check him. We are not letting up."
Tuesday's vote marks just the first step toward full passage of the resolution, which Trump will almost certainly veto even if it does pass in both the Senate and the House.
Still, Democrats see the resolution's advancement as a way to force Republicans to take a stance on Trump's unpopular war.
"The Senate should use this moment to do what we should have done before the war started " discuss the rationale, strategy, end state, and costs to American taxpayers and our economy," said the bill's sponsor, Virginia senator Tim Kaine, in a statement before the vote."
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"Too little, too late"... the Dems campaign theme.