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11.11.2026 - 18:52 [ Common Dreams ]

‘Not in the US Interest’: Van Hollen Leads Effort to Prevent Deeper Integration With Israeli Military

In a letter to Democratic and Republican congressional leaders, Van Hollen (D-Md.) and 11 other members of the Senate Democratic caucus demanded exclusion of three specific provisions from the Fiscal Year 2027 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), warning they would “constrain the administration’s ability to independently determine how best to protect US national security and would lock in long-term commitments despite our serious concerns with the Israeli government’s actions in Gaza, the West Bank, and other parts of the region.” Schumer did not sign the new letter.

Two of the provisions raised in the letter—Section 1217 of the Senate-passed NDAA and Section 219 of the House version of the bill—would establish a “United States-Israel Defense Technology Cooperation Initiative” aimed at accelerating “bilateral defense technology research, development, testing, evaluation, coordination, and industrial cooperation.”

11.11.2026 - 18:38 [ Newsweek ]

House Oversight Committee Takes Stand Against Trump: ‘Will Not Be Deterred’

“The American people voted overwhelmingly for us to pass laws to root out corruption and abuse. The Trump Administration continues to weaponize the government with threat of unconstitutional attacks on Congress. We are a co-equal branch of government and will not be deterred by baseless threats from a weaponized DOJ or from the President’s lawyers.”

11.11.2026 - 18:34 [ Democracy Docket ]

White House steps up threat to prosecute Democrats over congressional oversight

The letter, obtained by Punchbowl News, cherry-picks statements from Garcia and other House Democrats to suggest the incoming majority will abuse its oversight powers.

The threats are unlikely to dissuade Democrats. In a statement Wednesday morning, Garcia refused to back down.

“It appears Donald Trump has something to hide. Let’s be clear: Congress’ authority comes from Article I of the Constitution, not from the permission of the White House,” Garcia wrote.

11.11.2026 - 18:21 [ Common Dreams ]

Jeffries Dragged for ‘Serious Leadership Problem’ as Hegseth Impeachment Bid Falls 7 Votes Short With 11 Dem No-Shows

As House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries seeks to become speaker when Democrats retake Congress in January, critics questioned his leadership Tuesday after the Republican-led lower chamber effectively blocked a bid to impeach Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth by just seven votes—an outcome that may have been averted if more Democrats showed up to vote.

The 211-204 procedural vote effectively torpedoed Congressman Thomas Massie’s attempt to impeach Hegseth by sending the outgoing Kentucky Republican’s resolution to the House Judiciary Committee, where it will likely gather dust during the remainder of the GOP-controlled congressional term.

11.11.2026 - 18:17 [ CNN ]

House GOP leaders kill Hegseth impeachment push

GOP leaders, along with White House officials, worked furiously behind the scenes to kill the impeachment push from anti-Trump crusader, GOP Rep. Thomas Massie, multiple sources told CNN.

On Tuesday night, they succeeded, convincing enough Republicans to show up to the vote despite those big election losses and vote to refer the impeachment measure to a committee and take it out of floor consideration.

09.11.2026 - 23:14 [ Fox News ]

Hegseth impeachment vote looms as House Republicans privately warn it could pass

The House of Representatives is barreling toward a vote on impeaching Secretary of War Pete Hegseth this week, and several GOP lawmakers think it could very well pass.

09.11.2026 - 23:06 [ NPR.org ]

Thomas Massie files articles of impeachment against Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth

The Kentucky Republican‘s resolution accuses Hegseth of high crimes and misdemeanors and lists eight specific charges against him.

The allegations include:

3 charges for illegally waging war against Iran in violation of the War Powers Resolution
1 charge for ignoring laws designed to minimize civilian casualties
1 charge for overseeing „extrajudicial killings“ in the Caribbean Sea and Eastern Pacific Ocean with strikes on alleged drug boats
1 charge for suppressing free speech, brought in connection to the effort to punish Sen. Mark Kelly, D-Ariz., for a video telling service members they can refuse illegal orders
1 charge for the capture of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro without congressional authorization
1 charge for illegally waging war against Yemen in violation of the War Powers Resolution

05.11.2026 - 19:14 [ Fox News ]

Republicans turn on Trump after devastating midterm losses hand Democrats control of Congress

„Trump ignored affordability completely,“ another Republican aide told Fox News Digital. „Ousted good members a la Cornyn, Tillis who knew how to win tough races, and poisoned the base’s opinion of our majority with his SAVE Act/filibuster bulls—.“

„We had a great map, and he hijacked [it],“ they continued.

23.10.2026 - 20:59 [ Common Dreams ]

‘Let’s Be Clear,’ Expert Says, There Is ‘No Role’ for DOJ or Todd Blanche in Election Certification

Election experts pushed back Friday after US Attorney General Todd Blanche refused to rule out the possibility that the Department of Justice could try to stop states from certifying elections in November.

23.10.2026 - 20:56 [ Congress of the United States ]

THE CONSTITUTION OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Article. I.
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Section. 4. The Times, Places and Manner of holding Elections for Senators and Representatives, shall be prescribed in each State by the Legislature thereof; but the Congress may at any time by Law make or alter such Regulations, except as to the Places of chusing Senators.

17.10.2026 - 10:43 [ Predict.org ]

Gas Prices and the 2026 Midterms

(March 26, 2026)

Few economic indicators hit voters as fast or as visibly as the price of gasoline. Academic research stretching back decades confirms what political operatives have long understood intuitively: when gas prices rise sharply, presidential approval falls, and when approval falls heading into a midterm, the president’s party loses seats. That chain is being tested dramatically right now.

17.10.2026 - 10:40 [ theAtlantic.com ]

Gas Prices Could Cost Republicans the Midterms

(September 14, 2026)

If Democrats manage to take back the House and Senate in November despite an inhospitable electoral map, the Trump effect on gas prices may well be the reason.

17.10.2026 - 10:36 [ Neues Deutschland ]

Trumps Drohung: Hände hoch, Diesel her!

(October 1, 2026)

Alles nur, weil Trump seine Umfragewerte mit einem kurzen Militär-Quickie im Iran pushen wollte. Das jedoch löste eine destruktive Kettenreaktion sondergleichen aus, wie ein Elefant, nein, eine Atombombe im Porzellanladen. Diese Ära wird in ein paar Jahren zumindest gute Serien auf Netflix oder HBO erzeugen, und man wird sich fragen, wie zum Teufel ein Mensch wie Trump je an die Macht kommen konnte.

17.10.2026 - 09:05 [ New York Times ]

Trump Signs Order Exempting Russia From Sanctions Law

President Trump signed an executive order on Friday night exempting Russia from a new sanctions measure that Congress passed last month, offering another economic lifeline to Russian President Vladimir V. Putin as the United States turns to Russia for help in lowering gas prices.

17.10.2026 - 09:01 [ Associated Press ]

Trump puts new Russia sanctions that he recently signed into law on hold, citing national interest

Trump’s unexpected decision comes a week after he stunningly said the U.S. had agreed to purchase diesel from Russia to try to bring down global energy prices, despite that potentially hurting Ukraine in its war with Russia.

An AP-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research poll published Oct. 1 found that Americans disapprove of the president’s handling of the Iran war and blame him for higher prices.

18.09.2026 - 15:43 [ Fox News ]

Fox News Poll: 71% think Trump administration lacks plan to end Iran war

Since 2023, the sharpest decline in support for Israel — down at least 20 points — comes from women, Hispanic voters, voters under age 45, voters with a college degree and Democrats. Republican support has fallen 10 points during the same time.

18.09.2026 - 15:11 [ Al Jazeera ]

Poll shows 60 percent of US voters think decision to launch war against Iran was wrong

Sixty percent said launching military action against Iran was the wrong decision, compared with 37 percent who supported it.

12.09.2026 - 15:56 [ Daniel Neun / Radio Utopie ]

Die „Authorization For Use of Military Force“ vom 14. September 2001 im Wortlaut

(August 19, 2014)

Radio Utopie dokumentiert dieses in jeder Hinsicht verheerende historische Ermächtigungsgesetz im Wortlaut.

05.09.2026 - 17:03 [ Common Dreams ]

‘We Are in a Constitutional Crisis’: Congress Urged to Sue Trump to End Iran War

With no end in sight to President Donald Trump’s illegal war with Iran, Congress is being urged to take legal action to bring the conflict to an end.

Jamal Abdi, executive director at National Iranian American Council (NIAC) Action, said on Wednesday that Congress must go to court to enforce the war powers resolution that passed in the House and the Senate earlier this year.

04.09.2026 - 01:39 [ ANewPolicy.org ]

Joint Letter to Chairmen Wicker and Rogers and Ranking Members Reed and Smith Opposing Further U.S.-Israel Defense Integration

Dear Chairmen Wicker and Rogers and Ranking Members Reed and Smith,

As you enter into conference to resolve the differences between the House-passed version of the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for Fiscal Year 2027 (H.R.8800) and the pending Senate bill (S.4784), We, the undersigned U.S. organizations, strongly urge you to reject the entrenchment of U.S. and Israeli defense collaboration, which goes against U.S. national interests and values, and would expand the risk of U.S. complicity in, and exposure to, human rights violations, war crimes, and genocide.

Specifically, we are deeply concerned by Section 219 in the House NDAA and Section 1217 in the Senate version, which establish a new U.S. Israel Defense Technology Cooperation Initiative aimed at accelerating joint research, development, and integration of Israeli-origin and jointly developed defense technologies into U.S. military systems and programs of record. This would expand U.S-Israeli military integration across some of the most sensitive domains of emerging technology, including quantum computing, AI and autonomous systems, cyber and electronic warfare, directed energy, and defense industrial base co-production, while expediting pathways from R&D into procurement.

04.09.2026 - 01:32 [ NST.com.my ]

56 US groups urge Congress to drop Israel defence ties provision

The provision would deepen cooperation between the US and Israeli defence sectors by accelerating joint military technology development and other partnerships. The bill passed the House of Representatives in July and awaits Senate action.

The provision of the 2027 National Defence Authorisation Act, known as Section 219, seeks to set up frameworks for joint ventures, licensing agreements and US-based co-production partnerships with the Israeli industry.

In Thursday‘s letter addressed to leaders of the House and Senate Armed Services Committees, 56 groups said deeper integration with Israel‘s defence sector would be „exceptionally dangerous“ and urged lawmakers to remove the provision.

03.09.2026 - 10:20 [ Democrats / US House Foreign Affairs Committee ]

Ranking Members Meeks, Smith, Himes, and Thompson Introduce War Powers Resolution to End Trump’s Illegal Boat Strikes

September 2, 2026

Washington, DC — Marking one year since the Trump administration’s first boat strike, U.S. Representatives Gregory W. Meeks (D-N.Y.), Ranking Member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee; Adam Smith (D-Wash.), Ranking Member of the House Armed Services Committee; Jim Himes (D-Conn.), Ranking Member of the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence; and Bennie G. Thompson (D-Miss.), Ranking Member of the House Homeland Security Committee, introduced a War Powers Resolution today to block the administration from continuing to use U.S. Armed Forces to conduct strikes in the Caribbean and the eastern Pacific.

“One year ago today, the Trump administration launched a campaign of extrajudicial killings, using the U.S. military and taxpayer dollars to execute at least 227 individuals without due process or a credible national-security justification. The administration calls this counternarcotics. However, it remains unclear whether these operations have made any real difference in stemming the flow of illegal drugs into the United States, and they were never authorized by Congress. A year later, the administration has little to show for this lawless campaign except a mounting body count, a massive price tag, and a stain on the American conscience.

03.09.2026 - 10:10 [ American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) ]

ACLU Demands End to the Trump Administration’s Illegal Year-Long Boat Strikes Campaign

In Just One Year, the Trump Administration’s Bombing Campaign Has Killed at Least 227 People, Including Fishermen and Farmhands

03.09.2026 - 10:00 [ Common Dreams ]

Trump Condemned for 200+ Extrajudicial Killings After Yearlong Murder Spree at Sea

Wednesday marked one year since President Donald Trump began bombing boats allegedly smuggling drugs in the Caribbean Sea and Pacific Ocean—a grim anniversary that sparked a fresh wave of condemnation from rights advocates across the United States and beyond.