House Passes Iran War Powers Resolution 215-208 as Tehran Suspends Talks and Court Blocks Anti-Weaponization Fund

The House passed an Iran war powers resolution ordering a halt to further strikes on Iran in a 215-208 vote on Wednesday afternoon. Four Republicans joined all Democrats to pass the measure. The Iran war is now in its third month.

U.S. and Iranian negotiators had agreed to extend the ceasefire for two months. Without an official peace deal, it is unlikely that Iran’s control of the Strait of Hormuz will end or that gas prices will come down.

776 billion anti-weaponization fund. A United States District Court Judge in the Eastern District of Virginia issued a court order blocking the fund. The Department of Justice stated on X that it disagrees strongly with the court decision and that under no circumstances may the Department of Justice proceed with the fund.

President Trump said in an interview published Wednesday, “No, a court ruled against it,” when asked about dropping the funding. He later said about the fund, “I love it. ” Language for the anti-weaponization funding was not included in a party-line budget bill focused on immigration known as reconciliation.

Retiring Sen. ” A court order last week required the administration to revert to using the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts as the arts center’s name rather than the Trump-Kennedy Center.

U.S. District Judge Christopher Cooper was appointed by former President Barack Obama. ” Lawmakers removed language that included $1 billion in Secret Service security funding for the East Wing ballroom from the reconciliation package.

The taxpayer bill for the East Wing ballroom was $220 million. The Senate Judiciary Committee on Wednesday afternoon released its bill text, which struck the East Wing ballroom funding language from the reconciliation process. ” Trump-backed Rep.